Listbox

[lothos12345]

Is there a way in VB.NET to printout every item in a listbox?

[yewmeng]

Is there a way in VB.NET to printout every item in a listbox?

 

try this

dim listBoxItem as string ' item in listbox

for each listBoxItem in listbox1.items

messagebox.show(listBoxItem)

next

[DiverDan]

If you already know how to write a print handler then this should be easy.

 

Dim ListBoxItems as string

Dim i as Integer

 

For i = 0 to ListBox1.Items.Count - 1

ListBoxItems &= ListBox1.Items(i) & vbCrLf

Next

 

That will setup the list box items vertically for printing. A simple print handler will take care of the rest.

 

btw: how do you get the equivalent of the old tags?

[lothos12345]

Printhandler

 

Unforunately I am not quite clear how to write a printhandler. Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

[DiverDan]

Rather than post a simple print handler here, try a Google search or better yet MSDN, there you'll exactly what you are looking for in a download...I think its called Simple Printing...

[kas]

Hi Lothos,

 

Here's one basic way of tackling this:

1. Add a PrintDocument component to your form. (Available from the toolbox). It will appear in the Component Tray below the form.

2. Leave it at the default name of PrintDocument1.

3. Add this Declaration to the top of the form's code:

Dim strPrint As String = ""

4. Add this procedure to the form's code:

Private Sub PrintDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles PrintDocument1.PrintPage
       e.Graphics.DrawString(strPrint, New Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Regular), Brushes.Black, 50, 50)
   End Sub

5. Change any settings of fonts, colors, etc to your choice.

6. Put this code in the click event of the button you use to start the print process. (It doesn't have to be a button but it's usual)

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
       Dim i As Integer
       For i = 0 To ListBox1.Items.Count - 1
           strPrint &= ListBox1.Items(i) & vbCrLf
       Next
       PrintDocument1.Print()
   End Sub

7. Make sure your listbox's name is correct in the code above (example is ListBox1).

8. Run the project. Your printer will print the list of items from the listbox.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Rather than post a simple print handler here' date=' try a Google search or better yet MSDN, there you'll exactly what you are looking for in a download...I think its called Simple Printing...[/quote']

DiverDan, I don't mean to be rude to you, but "Search Google or MSDN" doesn't constitute an answer in my book. That could be offered as the "answer" to any of the thousands of questions in forums like these, but I don't think it's really what the questioners are looking for. :rolleyes:

[Uncle Gizmo]

"Search Google or MSDN" doesn't constitute an answer

 

I like this forum; it�s one of the best forums on NET stuff I�ve seen, as a person learning net stuff I am grateful for any help offered.

 

I haven�t read the forums rules, but I think that if a poster just said �search google� Or something similar then that would be unhelpful. But if a user posts a term like �Simple printing� Then that�s exactly what I�m looking for as a beginner, because half the battle is knowing where and what to look for, for the information you require. Supplying some links would be even better.

 

However it is also very nice and extremely helpful to have everything you need posted here. Also this makes the site more useful. As we all know, links can be broken, lost. Microsoft have a bad record of discontinuing useful pages.

[kas]

II think that if a poster just said �search google� Or something similar then that would be unhelpful. But if a user posts a term like �Simple printing� Then that�s exactly what I�m looking for as a beginner, because half the battle is knowing where and what to look for, for the information you require. Supplying some links would be even better.

That's a fair point. In fact, following your post I ran a Google search on that term - "Simple printing" and within four or five searches found a very comprehensive Class from author Karl Moore.

The link is here

 

With regard to the "Search on Google/MSDN" responses in general, it's a particular pet hate of mine and I still think that fellow members should post as much information as they are able; but that's just my personal opinion.

[DiverDan]

Wow....Chill guys...

 

Did you ever think that at times one has do...well... work for a living and therefore only has so much time to give???? You might also think about the fact that if that List Box has more than 50 items that your "Print Example" will not work!!! e.HasMorePages with a Statically declared line position (in reference to the printed line's position on the page) has got to be part of the code!!! A Google search for Simple Printing will bring up examples of correctly using the Print Document control. It will also show the individual other ideas and other areas to search for VALID HELP....sort of like teaching....and that give a man a meal vs teaching him him how to farm thing...

 

There have been a lot of responses in this forum about what proper help should be...do a search and find out what others also think about this subject, you might be suprised!

 

Dan

Edited March 7, 2004 by DiverDan

[kas]

It's just my personal opinion, Dan. Don't want to escalate it, so won't pick up on your "You might also think about the fact that ..." etc.