A System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings object. The newly specified printer settings of the active printer.
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GdPicture14 Namespace / GdPicturePDF Class / PrintSetPrinterSettings Method

PrintSetPrinterSettings Method (GdPicturePDF)

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Sets up the printer settings of the active printer.

As explained in the PrintGetActivePrinter or the PrintSetActivePrinter methods, none of the available printers or their properties are affected using any of the print methods of this class.

Syntax
'Declaration

 


Public Function PrintSetPrinterSettings( _

   ByVal PS As PrinterSettings _

) As GdPictureStatus
public GdPictureStatus PrintSetPrinterSettings( 

   PrinterSettings PS

)
public function PrintSetPrinterSettings( 

    PS: PrinterSettings

): GdPictureStatus; 
public function PrintSetPrinterSettings( 

   PS : PrinterSettings

) : GdPictureStatus;
public: GdPictureStatus PrintSetPrinterSettings( 

   PrinterSettings* PS

) 
public:

GdPictureStatus PrintSetPrinterSettings( 

   PrinterSettings^ PS

)

Parameters

PS
A System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings object. The newly specified printer settings of the active printer.

Return Value

A member of the GdPictureStatus enumeration. If the method has been successfully followed, then the return value is GdPictureStatus.OK.

We strongly recommend always checking this status first.

Remarks
It is recommend to use the GetStat method or the PrintGetStat method to identify the specific reason for the method's failure, if any.

Just to remind you that the active printer is the printer identified by the PrintGetActivePrinter method or set by the PrintSetActivePrinter method and it is dedicated to executing all subsequent print jobs using this class as well as utilizing all by you altered printer settings.

Example
How to set the printer settings for the active printer. This example shows you how to change the number of copies. 
Dim caption As String = "Example: PrintSetPrinterSettings"

    Using gdpicturePDF As New GdPicturePDF()

        If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("document_to_print.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

            Dim prnSettings As System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings

            prnSettings = gdpicturePDF.PrintGetPrinterSettings()

            If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                prnSettings.Copies = 2

                gdpicturePDF.PrintSetPrinterSettings(prnSettings)

                If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                    If gdpicturePDF.Print() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                        MessageBox.Show("The file has been printed successfully.", caption)

                    Else

                        Dim message As String = "The file can't be printed." + vbCrLf + "Status: " + gdpicturePDF.PrintGetStat().ToString()

                        If gdpicturePDF.PrintGetStat() = GdPictureStatus.PrintingException Then

                            message = message + "    Error: " + gdpicturePDF.PrintGetLastError()

                        End If

                        MessageBox.Show(message, caption)

                    End If

                Else

                    MessageBox.Show("The PrintSetPrinterSettings() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat(), caption)

                End If

            Else

                MessageBox.Show("The PrintGetPrinterSettings() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat(), caption)

            End If

            gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument()

        Else

            MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)

        End If

    End Using

End Sub
string caption = "Example: PrintSetPrinterSettings";

using (GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF())

{

    if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("document_to_print.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK)

    {

        System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings prnSettings;

        prnSettings = gdpicturePDF.PrintGetPrinterSettings();

        if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

        {

            prnSettings.Copies = 2;

            gdpicturePDF.PrintSetPrinterSettings(prnSettings);

            if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

            {

                if (gdpicturePDF.Print() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

                {

                    MessageBox.Show("The file has been printed successfully.", caption);

                }

                else

                {

                    string message = "The file can't be printed.\nStatus: " + gdpicturePDF.PrintGetStat().ToString();

                    if (gdpicturePDF.PrintGetStat() == GdPictureStatus.PrintingException)

                        message = message + "    Error: " + gdpicturePDF.PrintGetLastError();

                    MessageBox.Show(message, caption);

                }

            }

            else

            {

                MessageBox.Show("The PrintSetPrinterSettings() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat(), caption);

            }

        }

        else

        {

            MessageBox.Show("The PrintGetPrinterSettings() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat(), caption);

        }

        gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument();

    }

    else

    {

        MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);

    }

}
See Also

Reference

GdPicturePDF Class
GdPicturePDF Members
PrintGetPrinterSettings Method
PrintGetPrintersCount Method
PrintGetActivePrinter Method
PrintSetActivePrinter Method
PrintGetStat Method
Print Method