A handle to the parent window of the active printer configuration property sheet.
Example





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GdPicture14 Namespace / GdPicturePDF Class / PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog Method

PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog Method (GdPicturePDF)

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Prompts the printer driver to show the printer settings dialog box of the active printer.
Syntax
'Declaration
 

Public Function PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog( _
   ByVal HANDLE As IntPtr _
) As GdPictureStatus
public GdPictureStatus PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog( 
   IntPtr HANDLE
)
public function PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog( 
    HANDLE: IntPtr
): GdPictureStatus; 
public function PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog( 
   HANDLE : IntPtr
) : GdPictureStatus;
public: GdPictureStatus PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog( 
   IntPtr HANDLE
) 
public:
GdPictureStatus PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog( 
   IntPtr HANDLE
)

Parameters

HANDLE
A handle to the parent window of the active printer configuration property sheet.

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 display the printer's standard settings dialog box. 
Dim caption As String = "Example: PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog"
Using gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF()
    If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("document_to_print.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
        'Displaying the printer settings dialog box.
        If gdpicturePDF.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog(Me.Handle) = 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.GetStat().ToString()
                If gdpicturePDF.PrintGetStat() = GdPictureStatus.PrintingException Then
                    message = message + "    Error: " + gdpicturePDF.PrintGetLastError()
                End If
                MessageBox.Show(message, caption)
            End If
        End If
        gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument()
    Else
        MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
    End If
End Using
string caption = "Example: PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog";
using (GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF())
{
    if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("document_to_print.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK)
    {
        //Displaying the printer settings dialog box.
        if (gdpicturePDF.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog(this.Handle) == 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.GetStat().ToString();
                if (gdpicturePDF.PrintGetStat() == GdPictureStatus.PrintingException)
                    message = message + "    Error: " + gdpicturePDF.PrintGetLastError();
                MessageBox.Show(message, caption);
            }
        }
        gdpicturePDF.CloseDocument();
    }
    else
    {
        MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
    }
}
See Also

Reference

GdPicturePDF Class
GdPicturePDF Members
PrintGetStat Method
Print Method
PrintDialog Method
PrintGetActivePrinter Method
PrintSetActivePrinter Method