RpReport:PrintPreview() Method
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Purpose
Print the report in the print preview window.
Syntax
<oRpReport>:PrintPreview( [cJobName],
[cPrint2File],
[cCaption],
[cMessage],
[lModal],
[nShowState],
[lZoomed],
[symPPWindow]) NIL
Arguments
CJobName |
Optional. The name used for this print job. This is the name that will be displayed in the Windows Print Manager. This parameter is only used if the user selects the print option from the preview window. |
cPrint2Filename |
Optional. The filename to be used if the user selects the Print To File option. This parameter is only used if the user selects the print option from the preview window. |
cCaption |
Optional. The caption displayed on the Print Preview window. |
cMessage |
Optional. The message string displayed on the dialog window presented to the user during printing. This parameter is only used if the user selects the print option from the preview window. |
lModal |
Optional parameter which if TRUE creates the Print Preview as a modal dialog window; FALSE would produce a modeless one. The default is TRUE. |
nShowState |
Optional parameter to set the preview window show state. Valid options are: SW_SHOWNORMAL, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED and SW_SHOWMINIMIZED |
nZoomed |
Optional parameter which specifies the initial zoom level of the Print Preview window. Valid options are: ZOOM_WHOLE_PAGE, ZOOM_PAGE_WIDTH and ZOOM_100 |
SymPPWindow |
Optional parameter to specify a symbol representing a class to instantiate for use as the Print Preview window. The class specified must provide certain callback methods for ReportPro. The code for ReportPro's PrintPreview windows is provided as an example of what methods the window needs to provide. There are two Print Preview window types provided with ReportPro: #rpPrintPreviewMDI: this symbol will produce a Print Preview window that is built on an MDI child window. The owner must be an MDI shell type window.#rpPrintPreviewDLG: this symbol will produce a Print Preview window that is built on a modal or modeless dialog window. |
Example
METHOD PreviewReport() CLASS StandardShellWindow
LOCAL oReport AS RpReport
LOCAL cJobName, cPrint2Filename, cCaption, cMessage AS STRING
oReport := RpReport{SELF, "C:\RP2\BIT.RPT"}
IF oReport:IsValid
cJobName := "My Report"
cPrint2Filename := "REPORT.PRN"
cCaption := "My App Name"
cMessage := "Printing in progress..."
oReport:PrintPreview(cJobName,cPrint2Filename,cCaption,;
cMessage, TRUE)
ENDIF
oReport:Close()