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Get and Set Print Options Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get and set print options and print to a specified device.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1.  Create a VB.NET Windows console project.
' 2.  Copy and paste this example into the VB.NET IDE.
' 3.  Add a reference to:
'     install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll.
' 4.  Start DraftSight and open a document that has Sheet1.
' 5.  Run the macro to see the available printers in the Immediate window.
' 6.  Reset the macro.
' 7.  Substitute a valid printer in the PrinterName property. If you specify
'     PDF, JPG, PNG, or SVG, then you must also provide a full pathname
'     to print to in IPrintManager::PrintOut at the bottom of this macro.
' 8.  Comment out the first Stop.
' 9. Save the macro.
' 10. Run the macro to see the available paper sizes in the Immediate window.
' 11. Reset the macro.
' 12. Substitute a valid paper size for the PaperSize property.
' 13. Comment out the second Stop.
' 14. Save the macro.
' 15. Run the macro to see the available print styles in the Immediate window.
' 16. Reset the macro.
' 17. Substitute a valid print style in the StyleTable property.
' 18. Comment out the third Stop.
' 19. Save the macro.
' 20. Run the macro to completion.
'

' Postconditions: Sheet1 of the open document is printed to the
' specified printer on paper of the specified size.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation
Module Module1
 
    Dim dsDoc As Document
    Sub Main()
        Dim dsApp As Application
 
        'Connect to DraftSight
        dsApp = GetObject(, "DraftSight.Application")
        'Abort any command currently running in DraftSight
        'to avoid nested commands
        dsApp.AbortRunningCommand()
        'Get active document
        dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument()
        If Not dsDoc Is Nothing Then
            'Get and set printing options
            GetSetPrintOptions(dsApp)
        End If
 
    End Sub
    Sub GetSetPrintOptions(dsApp As Application)
        Dim dsPrintMgr As PrintManager
        Dim printerName As String
        Dim dsVarPaperSizes As Object
        Dim dsVarPrinters As Object
        Dim paperLength As Double
        Dim paperWidth As Double
        Dim dsSheet As Sheet
        Dim top As Double
        Dim bottom As Double
        Dim left As Double
        Dim right As Double
        Dim sheetArray(0) As String
        Dim sheetObj As Object
 
        'Get PrintManager
        dsPrintMgr = dsApp.GetPrintManager
        dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument
        dsSheet = dsDoc.GetSheet("Sheet1")
        dsSheet.Activate()
 
        If Not dsPrintMgr Is Nothing Then
 
            'Get available printers
            dsVarPrinters = dsPrintMgr.GetAvailablePrinters
            Debug.Print("Available printers:")
            Debug.Print(" PDF")
            Debug.Print(" JPG")
            Debug.Print(" PNG")
            Debug.Print(" SVG")
            For i = 0 To UBound(dsVarPrinters)
                Debug.Print(" " & dsVarPrinters(i))
            Next i
 
            Stop
 
            'Set the printer name
            printerName = "JPG"
            dsPrintMgr.Printer = printerName
            If printerName = "" Then
                MsgBox("Failed to set IPrintManager.Printer property " & printerName & " value.")
            End If
 
            'Get available paper sizes for printer
            dsVarPaperSizes = dsPrintMgr.AvailablePaperSizes
 
            If IsArray(dsVarPaperSizes) And UBound(dsVarPaperSizes) = 0 Then
                MsgBox("List of available paper sizes is empty for " & dsPrintMgr.Printer & " printer.")
            Else
                Debug.Print("Available paper sizes for " & printerName & ":")
                For i = 0 To UBound(dsVarPaperSizes)
                    Debug.Print(" " & dsVarPaperSizes(i))
                Next i
            End If
 
            Stop
 
            'Set paper size
            dsPrintMgr.PaperSize = "VGA_(480.00_x_640.00_Pixels)"
 
            'Get paper size
            dsPrintMgr.GetPaperSize(paperLength, paperWidth)
            Debug.Print("Paper length: " & paperLength)
            Debug.Print("Paper width: " & paperWidth)
 
            'Get print margins
 
            dsPrintMgr.GetPrintMargins(top, bottom, left, right)
 
            Debug.Print("Top margin: " & top)
            Debug.Print("Bottom margin: " & bottom)
            Debug.Print("Left margin: " & left)
            Debug.Print("Right margin: " & right)
 
            'Set print orientation
            dsPrintMgr.Orientation = dsPrintOrientation_e.dsPrintOrientation_Landscape
 
            'Set the sheets to print
            sheetArray(0) = "Sheet1"
            dsPrintMgr.SetSheets(sheetArray)
            'Verify the sheets to print
            sheetObj = dsPrintMgr.GetSheets
            If IsNothing(sheetObj) Then
                MsgBox("Failed to set sheets to print")
            End If
            'Center the printout
            dsPrintMgr.PrintOnCenter = True
 
            'Set print quality as defined in dsStandardPrintQuality_e
            dsPrintMgr.Quality = dsStandardPrintQuality_e.dsStandardPrintQuality_Normal
 
            'Scale the line weights
            dsPrintMgr.ScaleLineWeight = True
 
            'Scale the printout to fit the paper
            dsPrintMgr.ScaleToFit = True
 

            dsPrintMgr.GetAvailablePrintStyleTables(dsVarPrintStyles)
            Debug.Print("Available print style tables:")
            For i = 0 To UBound(dsVarPrintStyles)
                Debug.Print(" " & dsVarPrintStyles(i))
            Next i
 
            Stop

            'Set the print style table
            dsPrintMgr.StyleTable = "default.ctb"
 
            'Set the printing range
            dsPrintMgr.SetPrintRange(dsPrintRange_e.dsPrintRange_AllGeometry, ""False, 0#, 0#, 0#, 0#)
 
            'Use the assigned print style
            dsPrintMgr.UseAssignedPrintStyle = True
            dsPrintMgr.PrintOut(1, "c:\temp\printout.jpg"' If printerName is set to JPG
            'dsPrintMgr.PrintOut (1, "") ' If printerName is a physical device
 
            dsSheet.Activate()
 
        Else
            MsgBox("IDocument.GetPrintManager returns Nothing.")
        End If
    End Sub
 
 
End Module



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