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.

Answer 1

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;
}

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

trying from internet explorer

that didn't work either

Answer 7

your file again

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

Answer 8

Turn off your antivirus software and see if that works

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

Upload one of my zip file to see if that works

Answer 11

This is using the windows compression utility.

I don't know why this won't work.

Answer 12

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

Answer 13

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);
        }

Answer 14

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.

Answer 15

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

Answer 16

I use 7zip.

Maybe you can open this one...

Answer 17

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

Answer 18

There are more than 1300 lines in that file.

Answer 19

Still getting error on your file
Paste all your code

Answer 20

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...

Answer 21

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

Answer 22

The jpg is in the bin\debug folder.

Answer 23

Here it is for that form...

Answer 24

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

Answer 25

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.

Answer 26

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.

Answer 27

You need a printpreviewDialog and a printdocument

Answer 28

Thanks for the response.

The print preview dialog is blank.

What loads the image in to the printpreview dialog?

Answer 29

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);
}
}