printing a IHTMLDocument2 in c# WITHOUT a dialog box

[Adam Hulbert]

Hello there,
I am quite new to .NET development so please forgive my question if it is
trivial. I am trying to print a IHTMLDocument2 object in c# without spawning
a dialog box, because the printing must be Automated.

I have got some code to work that does it with a dialog box, but this is not
what I need. Anyway, here is a snippet of the code I have already written:

//Navigate to about:blank to initialise the IHTMLDocument2
object empty = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
axWebBrowser1.Navigate(address_, ref empty, ref empty, ref empty, ref empty);
 
//stream the html code
mshtml.IHTMLDocument2 doc = axWebBrowser1.Document as mshtml.IHTMLDocument2;
doc.clear();
doc.writeln( .... some html ....);
doc.close();
 
//print the html
doc.execCommand("print", true, 0 ); //this shows a dialog. i.e. not what I
need
 

Thanks in advance...

PS I am using Visual Studio .NET 2003

[Jason Newell]

Adam,
The 2nd parameter to execCommand is bUserInterface which you have set
to true. Have you tried setting it to false?

Jason Newell, MCAD
Software Engineer

Adam Hulbert wrote:

Hello there,
I am quite new to .NET development so please forgive my question if it is
trivial. I am trying to print a IHTMLDocument2 object in c# without spawning
a dialog box, because the printing must be Automated.

I have got some code to work that does it with a dialog box, but this is not
what I need. Anyway, here is a snippet of the code I have already written:

 //Navigate to about:blank to initialise the IHTMLDocument2
 object empty = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
 axWebBrowser1.Navigate(address_, ref empty, ref empty, ref empty, ref empty);

 //stream the html code
 mshtml.IHTMLDocument2 doc = axWebBrowser1.Document as mshtml.IHTMLDocument2;
 doc.clear();
 doc.writeln( .... some html ....);
 doc.close();

 //print the html
 doc.execCommand("print", true, 0 ); //this shows a dialog. i.e. not what I
 need
 

Thanks in advance...

PS I am using Visual Studio .NET 2003

[Jason Newell]

Adam,
After browsing around MSDN, I found this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...cprint_scr.asp

It would appear that setting bUserInterface to false will not have any
affect, but I would try it anyway. Sorry if I wasn't any help.

Jason Newell, MCAD
Software Engineer

Jason Newell wrote:

Adam,
The 2nd parameter to execCommand is bUserInterface which you have
set to true. Have you tried setting it to false?

Jason Newell, MCAD
Software Engineer

Adam Hulbert wrote:

Hello there, I am quite new to .NET development so please forgive my
question if it is trivial. I am trying to print a IHTMLDocument2
object in c# without spawning a dialog box, because the printing must
be Automated.
I have got some code to work that does it with a dialog box, but this
is not what I need. Anyway, here is a snippet of the code I have
already written:

 //Navigate to about:blank to initialise the IHTMLDocument2
 object empty = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
 axWebBrowser1.Navigate(address_, ref empty, ref empty, ref empty, ref
 empty);

 //stream the html code mshtml.IHTMLDocument2 doc =
 axWebBrowser1.Document as mshtml.IHTMLDocument2;
 doc.clear();
 doc.writeln( .... some html ....);
 doc.close();

 //print the html
 doc.execCommand("print", true, 0 ); //this shows a dialog. i.e. not
 what I need
 

Thanks in advance...

PS I am using Visual Studio .NET 2003