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GdPicture14 Namespace / GdViewer Class / PrintGetCopies Method

PrintGetCopies Method (GdViewer)

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Returns the printer copies setting of the active printer, that means the number of copies to be printed.
Syntax
'Declaration

 


Public Function PrintGetCopies() As Short
public short PrintGetCopies()
public function PrintGetCopies(): Int16; 
public function PrintGetCopies() : short;
public: short PrintGetCopies(); 
public:

short PrintGetCopies();

Return Value

The number of copies to be printed. The value of the active printer copies setting.

The GetStat method can be subsequently used or the PrintGetStat method to determine if this method has been successful.

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 increase the number of copies to be printed using the active printer. 
'We assume that the GdViewer1 control has been properly integrated.

If GdViewer1.DisplayFromFile("") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

    Dim prnCopies As Short = GdViewer1.PrintGetCopies()

    If GdViewer1.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

        GdViewer1.PrintSetCopies(CShort((prnCopies + 2)))

        If GdViewer1.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

            If GdViewer1.Print() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                MessageBox.Show("The file has been printed successfully. Number of copies: " + (prnCopies + 2).ToString(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies")

            Else

                Dim message As String = "The file can't be printed." + vbCrLf + "Status: " + GdViewer1.PrintGetStat().ToString()

                If GdViewer1.PrintGetStat() = GdPictureStatus.PrintingException Then message = message + "    Error: " + GdViewer1.PrintGetLastError()

                MessageBox.Show(message, "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies")

            End If

        Else

            MessageBox.Show("The PrintSetCopies() method has failed with the status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies")

        End If

    Else

        MessageBox.Show("The PrintGetCopies() method has failed with the status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies")

    End If

    GdViewer1.CloseDocument()

Else

    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be displayed. Status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies")

End If
//We assume that the GdViewer1 control has been properly integrated.

if (GdViewer1.DisplayFromFile("") == GdPictureStatus.OK)

{

    short prnCopies = GdViewer1.PrintGetCopies();

    if (GdViewer1.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

    {

        GdViewer1.PrintSetCopies((short)(prnCopies + 2));

        if (GdViewer1.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

        {

            if (GdViewer1.Print() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

            {

                MessageBox.Show("The file has been printed successfully. Number of copies: " + (prnCopies + 2).ToString(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies");

            }

            else

            {

                string message = "The file can't be printed.\nStatus: " + GdViewer1.PrintGetStat().ToString();

                if (GdViewer1.PrintGetStat() == GdPictureStatus.PrintingException)

                    message = message + "    Error: " + GdViewer1.PrintGetLastError();

                MessageBox.Show(message, "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies");

            }

        }

        else

        {

            MessageBox.Show("The PrintSetCopies() method has failed with the status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies");

        }

    }

    else

    {

        MessageBox.Show("The PrintGetCopies() method has failed with the status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies");

    }

    GdViewer1.CloseDocument();

}

else

{

    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be displayed. Status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString(), "GdViewer.PrintGetCopies");

}
See Also

Reference

GdViewer Class
GdViewer Members
PrintSetCopies Method
PrintGetActivePrinter Method
PrintGetPrinterSettings Method
PrintSetActivePrinter Method
PrintSetPrinterSettings Method
PrintGetStat Method
Print Method