C# Signature:
[DllImport("comdlg32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool PrintDlg([In,Out] PRINTDLG lppd);
VB.NET Signature:
<DllImport("comdlg32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Shared Function PrintDlg(<[In], Out> ByVal lppd As PRINTDLG) As Boolean
End Function
User-Defined Types:
Alternative Managed API:
You can do the same thing using the Common dialog but you cannot use that to invoke the Print Setup dialog. The sample code shows how PrintDlg can be used to do that.
Notes:
None.
Tips & Tricks:
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Sample Code:
// Call the PrintDlg api from c#
public static void InvokePrintDlg (PrinterSettings printerSettings,
IntPtr hwndDialogOwner)
{
// PRINTDLG that will be passed to PrintDlg API function.
PRINTDLG printdlg = new PRINTDLG();
printdlg.lStructSize = Marshal.SizeOf(printdlg);
printdlg.hwndOwner = hwndDialogOwner;
// Pass the handles to the DEVMODE and DEVNAMES structures from the
// printer settings object to the PRINTDLG so that the current
// printsettings are displayed in the print setup dialog.
printdlg.hDevMode = printerSettings.GetHdevmode();
printdlg.hDevNames = printerSettings.GetHdevnames();
// Uncomment the line below to indicate that only the print setup dialog should be shown.
//printdlg.Flags = PD_PRINTSETUP;
// Invoke the dialog.
bool l = PrintDlg(printdlg);
// Pass the resulting DEVMODE and DEVNAMES structs back to the
// caller via the PrinterSettings object that was passed in.
printerSettings.SetHdevmode(printdlg.hDevMode);
printerSettings.SetHdevnames(printdlg.hDevNames);
}
