Printpreview picturebox image

Question

Wow I thought there would be all kinds of information about how to print preview an image from a picturebox control but I am not having much luck. I thought what I want to do would be easy. Maybe it is and I am just missing something. I have a picturebox which contains an image. I want to view that image in the print preview control. How can I do this? I thought it would be simple but I can not find any good examples. Thanks in advance for any help provided. If more information is needed please let me know.

Frogleg · Answer

Image img ;// private void printPreviewToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { loadImage(); printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1; printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog(); } private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object o PrintPageEventArgs e) { Point p = new Point(2 2); e.Graphics.DrawImage( img p); } public void loadImage() { img = Image.FromFile(DSCN4850.jpg); pbCanvas.Image = img; }

Robert · Answer

LOL. It is a program to create plastic canvas patterns with...hence the stitches.

Frogleg · Answer

One thing I could'nt figure out was what are all the stitches for ?

Robert · Answer

Thank you so much Frogleg! If anyone else has this problem the solution was to remove the hand typed PrintPage handler and generate the handler from the printdocument in the component tray by double-clicking on it. Then place the same code inside of that generated handler. Apparently it is a bug in VS 2010.

Frogleg · Answer

I'm having a problem viewing another post so it may not be you I've sent you my email address so you can send it that way

Robert · Answer

trying from internet explorer that didn't work either

Robert · Answer

your file again Bah! Still doesn't work even with AV off.

Frogleg · Answer

Turn off your antivirus software and see if that works

Robert · Answer

I uploaded the same file that you originally attached. I still get an error. Weird again! Maybe I should just go to bed for today...lol.

Frogleg · Answer

Upload one of my zip file to see if that works

Robert · Answer

This is using the windows compression utility. I don't know why this won't work.

Frogleg · Answer

The code looks like it should work but without seeing your whole project- I'm just guessing When you zip your project can you then unzip it ? Windows has inbuilt zip capabilities (from xp on) So see if you can zip it with another program

Robert · Answer

I changed my code to see what that the image i want to use is not blank. I am loading a new form with the image from the picturebox and the image does show on the new form. That tells me that the image is not blank. But it still does not show up in the printpreview dialog. I don't know what is wrong. private void printPreviewToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { //show image on new form Form tmpForm = new Form(); tmpForm.BackgroundImage = pbCanvas.Image; tmpForm.ShowDialog(); if (pbCanvas.Image == null) { MessageBox.Show(image blank); } else { printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1; printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog(); } } private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object o PrintPageEventArgs e) { Point p = new Point(2 2); e.Graphics.DrawImage(img p); }

Robert · Answer

Yes. I get an error too. Wierd. Thanks for your help. I am not sure what would be interfering with it but I will dig deeper.

Frogleg · Answer

Did you try clicking on your own file to see what I mean ? You will have to look deeper into your code to find the problem using breakpoints

Robert · Answer

I use 7zip. Maybe you can open this one...

Frogleg · Answer

I use winzip to zip the file before upload What program do you use

Robert · Answer

There are more than 1300 lines in that file.

Frogleg · Answer

Still getting error on your file Paste all your code

Robert · Answer

Hmmm...your code works but mine doesn't. I am not seeing any difference between your code and mine. Here is the code for my form again...

Frogleg · Answer

Strange getting error when I try to download your file Anyway try this

Robert · Answer

The jpg is in the bin\debug folder.

Robert · Answer

Here it is for that form...

Frogleg · Answer

Upload your code where is DSCN4850.jpg on your computer To work with the above code it needs to be in the bin\debug folder of your project

Robert · Answer

This is my updated code: Image img; private void printPreviewToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { loadImage(); printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1; printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog(); } private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object o PrintPageEventArgs e) { Point p = new Point(2 2); e.Graphics.DrawImage(img p); } public void loadImage() { img = Image.FromFile(DSCN4850.jpg); pbCanvas.Image = img; } It does the same exact thing. Changes the image in pbCanvas but the printpreview is still blank.

Robert · Answer

I have both of those on my form. I changed your code slightly but I think it should still work. My picturebox is named pbCanvas: private void printPreviewToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { loadImage(); printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1; printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog(); } private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object o PrintPageEventArgs e) { Point p = new Point(2 2); e.Graphics.DrawImage(canvasImage p); } public void loadImage() { Image img = Image.FromFile(DSCN4850.jpg); pbCanvas.Image = img; } This does change the image in my picturebox but the printpreview is still blank.

Frogleg · Answer

You need a printpreviewDialog and a printdocument

Robert · Answer

Thanks for the response. The print preview dialog is blank. What loads the image in to the printpreview dialog?

Frogleg · Answer

try this public partial class Form1 : Form { Image img; public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } private void Form1_Load(object sender EventArgs e) { loadImage(); } public void loadImage() { img = Image.FromFile(tree.jpg); pictureBox1.Image = img; } private void button1_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1; printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog(); } private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e) { Point p = new Point(20 20); e.Graphics.DrawImage(img p); } }