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how-to use PrintForm to create a BMP or JPG?

Tags: Microsoft, Visual Studio, 2005
I would like to use the PrintForm control in Microsoft powerpack to create an image file users can view on screen in a picturebox for example...
The PrintForm's standard "print" function (if used with Print-To-File) will create a EPS file format designed to be sent to a PCL printer.

I found this sample code, which I cannot get to work cause I do not see a PrintForm.Printcontrol member in the object list....  (link to sample code http://www.codeproject.com/KB/printing/printformcomponent.aspx)  im using VB.NET 2005

Dim target As Control = Me
Dim r As Rectangle = New Rectangle(New Point(0, 0), target.Size)
Dim img As New Bitmap(r.Width, r.Height)
Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(img)
Me.PrintForm1.PrintControl(g, r, target, 1.0)
g.Dispose()
img.Save("c:\image.bmp", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp)
img.Dispose()

the linke to the microsoft object PrintForm is  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/aa701261.aspx

So my questions are:
How can i get the above code to work?
OR how can i get an EPS file to be shown in a picture box?

thanks
josh
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