Format Print Document in C#

Question

I'm quite new to c# and need some help with formating a document for printing.

I already managed to talk to the printer via this code:

private void Print(string printer)
    {
        PrintDocument PrintDoc = new PrintDocument();

        PrintDoc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer;

        PrintDoc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(PrintPage);
        PrintDoc.Print();
    }

    void PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
    {
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(Color.Black), new Point(0, 0), new Point(100, 100));
        e.Graphics.DrawString("Hello World", new Font("Times New Roman", 12), new SolidBrush(Color.Black), new Point(45, 45));

    }

Which prints me my "hello world" string. Obviously the PrintPage method is code I found on the net. Sadly I couldn't find a way to

a) set the format the size of the paper I print on (it is 138mm x 99mm landscape format)

b) tell the printer where to print my texts exactly.

The paper is a preprinted form and I have to write my text in the specific fields.

So I'm looking for a way to give my printer a formated document like:

<field1>
    <x> 2cm </x>
    <y> 1cm </y>
    <text> textfield1 </text>
</field1>
<field2>
     ....

I couldn't find information on how to do that. So if anyone could tell me how to do this or has a link to a good tutorial, I'd be very thankfull

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:29:22Z

4

To set the size of the paper

printDocument.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = new PaperSize("Custom Name", width, height);
printDocument.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;

width and height is in hundredths of an inch

See the tutorial in this SO question for printing text on pre-printed paper.

Also to avoid paper wastage during your experimentation, scan the preprinted paper as image and set it as background in PrintPageHanlder during preview.

void printDocument_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
    if (printDocument.PrintController.IsPreview)
    {
        Image image = Image.FromFile("ScannedImagePath");
        e.Graphics.DrawImage(image,0,0)
    }
    // print other text here after drawing the background
}

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:29

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