Hi,

We are developing a database application in Visual Basic.NET 2005. The
application will print label pages. Using the PrintDocument and GDI+
classes, I noticed a slight change when printing to a laser printer and when
printing to an inkjet printer. It's got to be the margins (defined by the
printer driver).

Is it possible to programmatically override the driver's margins in VB (at
our risks)? If so, how to? Thanks in advance,

ANNE DEBLOIS

Hi Anne,

Thank you for your post.

Based on my understanding, your question is how to control printed page's
margin. If I've misunderstood anything, please feel free to post here.

You can force the printer use your specified margins by setting
PrintDocument.DefaultPageSettings.Margins, for example:

    PrintDocument1.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = New Printing.Margins(0, 0,
0, 0)
    PrintDocument1.OriginAtMargins = True
    PrintPreviewDialog1.Document = PrintDocument1
    PrintPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog()

When OriginAtMargins is true, the Graphics object location takes into
account the PageSettings.Margins property value and the printable area of
the page. When OriginAtMargins is false, only the printable area of the
page is used to determine the location of the Graphics object origin, the
PageSettings.Margins value is ignored.

Hope this helps. Please feel free to post here if anything is unclear.

Regards,
Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
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Hi,

I think you got it right, at least for now, I think this is what I was
looking for.

Thank you, Mr. Wang!

Anne

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Have a nice day!

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Hi,

I am sorry for the delay. I just tried the code you provided:

I added this code to print a rectangle located at the very upperleft corner
of the page:

Dim rectangle As New Rectangle(0, 0, 400, 80)

e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Cyan, rectangle)

e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Cyan, rectangle)


I tried it two different printers, and I got my rectangle printed within a
1-inch margin!! Something has got to be wrong in my code...

Anne

Hi,

I also changed the following line:
PrintDocument1.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = New Printing.Margins(0, 0, 0,
0)

To this code:
PrinterDocument1.PrinterSettings.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = New
Printing.Margins(0,0,0,0)

Still no luck

I even changed the zeros for 200, and expected a 2-inch margin, but again I
got 1 inch.

What might be the problem? I am using .NET 2.0 (VS 2005)

ANNE DEBLOIS

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Hi Anne,

I've created a simple WinForm application for you to test. The WinForm has
three buttons: use the button "Page Setup" to change the margins and
printer. Use the button "Print Preview" to view current document's preview
and print.

Note: you will have to use Outlook Express to download the attachment; or
you can send email to me first and I will send the project to you via email.

Please test it and tell me the result. I've tested it on one laser printer,
and the virtual printer "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer", both
works correctly.

Sincerely,
Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
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