Hello.
I have created a database app. I have also created the RichTextBoxPrintCtrl that extends RTB to add print functionality. The control was created in another project class file, compiled into a DLL and then included in the new project. Everything works great. Here's my problem... The security settings for the users that will be using this app do not allow DLL files to be used. So, I need to include the functionality of the DLL file INSIDE the EXE app.
How can I extend RichTextBox with RichTextBoxPrintCtrl inside the application that is using it and create the EXE app WITHOUT creating a DLL file?
Is this possible?
Thanks in advance,
-Scott
Here is the code for the extension:
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
namespace rtbPrintCtrl
{
public class rtbPrintCtrl : RichTextBox
{
//Convert the unit used by the .NET framework (1/100 inch)
//and the unit used by Win32 API calls (twips 1/1440 inch)
private const double anInch = 14.4;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct RECT
{
public int Left;
public int Top;
public int Right;
public int Bottom;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct CHARRANGE
{
public int cpMin; //First character of range (0 for start of doc)
public int cpMax; //Last character of range (-1 for end of doc)
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct FORMATRANGE
{
public IntPtr hdc; //Actual DC to draw on
public IntPtr hdcTarget; //Target DC for determining text formatting
public RECT rc; //Region of the DC to draw to (in twips)
public RECT rcPage; //Region of the whole DC (page size) (in twips)
public CHARRANGE chrg; //Range of text to draw (see earlier declaration)
}
private const int WM_USER = 0x0400;
private const int EM_FORMATRANGE = WM_USER + 57;
[DllImport("USER32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int msg, IntPtr wp, IntPtr lp);
// Render the contents of the RichTextBox for printing
// Return the last character printed + 1 (printing start from this point for next page)
public int Print(int charFrom, int charTo, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
//Calculate the area to render and print
RECT rectToPrint;
rectToPrint.Top = (int)(e.MarginBounds.Top * anInch);
rectToPrint.Bottom = (int)(e.MarginBounds.Bottom * anInch);
rectToPrint.Left = (int)(e.MarginBounds.Left * anInch);
rectToPrint.Right = (int)(e.MarginBounds.Right * anInch);
//Calculate the size of the page
RECT rectPage;
rectPage.Top = (int)(e.PageBounds.Top * anInch);
rectPage.Bottom = (int)(e.PageBounds.Bottom * anInch);
rectPage.Left = (int)(e.PageBounds.Left * anInch);
rectPage.Right = (int)(e.PageBounds.Right * anInch);
IntPtr hdc = e.Graphics.GetHdc();
FORMATRANGE fmtRange;
fmtRange.chrg.cpMax = charTo; //Indicate character from to character to
fmtRange.chrg.cpMin = charFrom;
fmtRange.hdc = hdc; //Use the same DC for measuring and rendering
fmtRange.hdcTarget = hdc; //Point at printer hDC
fmtRange.rc = rectToPrint; //Indicate the area on page to print
fmtRange.rcPage = rectPage; //Indicate size of page
IntPtr res = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr wparam = IntPtr.Zero;
wparam = new IntPtr(1);
//Get the pointer to the FORMATRANGE structure in memory
IntPtr lparam = IntPtr.Zero;
lparam = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(Marshal.SizeOf(fmtRange));
Marshal.StructureToPtr(fmtRange, lparam, false);
//Send the rendered data for printing
res = SendMessage(Handle, EM_FORMATRANGE, wparam, lparam);
//Free the block of memory allocated
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(lparam);
//Release the device context handle obtained by a previous call
e.Graphics.ReleaseHdc(hdc);
//Return last + 1 character printer
return res.ToInt32();
}
}
}