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| Printing in Delphi without using the TPrinter Unit |
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How can I print in Delphi without using the TPrinter Unit?
The following example uses the Windows API function PrintDlg() to allow the user to choose a printer and prints two pages using the returned dc.
Example:
uses CommDlg;
{$IFNDEF WIN32}
const MAX_PATH = 44;
{$ENDIF}
procedure TForm .Button Click(Sender: TObject);
var
Pd : TPrintDlg;
DocInfo: TDocInfo;
begin
FillChar(Pd, sizeof(Pd), #0);
Pd.lStructSize := sizeof(Pd);
Pd.hWndOwner := Form .Handle;
Pd.Flags := PD_RETURNDC;
if PrintDlg(pd) then begin
FillChar(DocInfo, sizeof(DocInfo), #0);
DocInfo.cbSize := SizeOf(DocInfo);
GetMem(DocInfo.lpszDocName, 32);
GetMem(DocInfo.lpszOutput, MAX_PATH);
lStrCpy(DocInfo.lpszDocName, 'My Document');
{Add this line to print to a file }
lStrCpy(DocInfo.lpszOutput, 'C:\Download\Test.doc');
StartDoc(Pd.hDc, DocInfo);
StartPage(Pd.hDc);
TextOut(Pd.hDc, 00, 00, 'Page ', 6);
EndPage(Pd.hDc);
StartPage(Pd.hDc);
TextOut(Pd.hDc, 00, 00, 'Page 2', 6);
EndPage(Pd.hDc);
EndDoc(Pd.hDc);
FreeMem(DocInfo.lpszDocName, 32);
FreeMem(DocInfo.lpszOutput, MAX_PATH);
end;
end;
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