How to add print dialog to the printpreviewdialog?

c#, datagridview, printing

Solution

I know it is late, but i think someone will still need that. As Hans Passant say, "print preview is heavily depended on printer and page settings." But there is a print-button in printpreviewdialog, which is still reasonable for most cases. But that button directly prints to your default printer, and never shows a dialog. If you want a print dialog from printpreview dialog, you can just manipulate ToolStrip of PrintPreviewDialog.

Here it goes (assuming you initialized printPreviewDialog1, printDialog1 and printDocument1 objects)

printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1;
ToolStripButton b = new ToolStripButton();
b.Image = Properties.Resources.PrintIcon;
b.DisplayStyle = ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Image;
b.Click += printPreview_PrintClick;
((ToolStrip)(printPreviewDialog1.Controls[1])).Items.RemoveAt(0);
((ToolStrip)(printPreviewDialog1.Controls[1])).Items.Insert(0, b);
printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog();

Using above code, you can remove default print button on ToolStrip of PrintPreview and replace it with a newly created "print button". This button now has an Click event handler, and by using it, you can show the PrintDialog.

private void printPreview_PrintClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    try
    {
        printDialog1.Document = printDocument1;
        if (printDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
        {
            printDocument1.Print();
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, ToString());
    }
}

Problem

My boss wants me to create the window form that has printing function, but he wants to print the `datagridview` after preview. So now I encourage the problem, I cannot print multiple set of paper or choose the printer or make any changes when click the print button on `printpreviewdialog`.When I click the button, it will direct print the paper. So I wish to join the `printpreviewdialog` and `printdialog`. Why the `printpreviewdialog` and `printdialog` can only be used in different buttons? It's lack of usibility when needed to click one button to preview and click another button to print multiple set and make changes of printer. Any one can help me? printdialog ``` DialogResult result = printDialog1.ShowDialog(); // If the result is OK then print the document. if (result == DialogResult.OK) { position = 0; pageno = 1; printDocument2.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = new Margins(20, 20, 20, 20); printDocument2.OriginAtMargins = true; printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument2; printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog(); } ``` printpreviewdialog ``` printDocument3.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = new Margins(20, 20, 20, 20); printDocument3.OriginAtMargins = true; //((ToolStripButton)((ToolStrip)printPreviewDialog1.Controls[1]).Items[0]).Enabled = false; printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument3; printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog(); ```

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