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vb.net printing???

From what i've seen, there are two ways to print from a vb.net application:
1. using the PrintDocument funtion
2. using third party software called "PrintForm"

Printform just gets screenshots of the current window which is great for me when the resolution is large enough, but if not, the page gets cut off. I am trying to figure out how to code a window using printdocument that will print out everything on an entire window including buttons, listboxes, labels, pictureboxes, everything....I've researched for hours to no avail. Please help or point me in the right direction. much appreciated!

Scott McDaniel (EE MVE )

You can create reports in your project and print those. Doing that gives you a lot of formatting options, print options, etc. You basically create a report (an .rdlc file), add the ReportViewer control to a form, and then set the various properties of the ReportViewer to display your report.

Here's a tutorial:

https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/RDLC-example-dcdfd633

print out everything on an entire window including buttons, listboxes, labels, pictureboxes, everything

That's more of a screen capture, I'd think. .NET can do that, but it would capture only the images on the screen. If you have anything that must be scrolled, for example, you would not capture that.

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