VB.Net Tutorial/GUI/PrintDocument

Using the PrintDocument

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System.Drawing.Printing Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D Imports System.Windows.Forms public class PrintDocumentDemo

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New Form1)
  End Sub

End class

Public Class Form1

   Private WithEvents SampleDoc As Printing.PrintDocument
   Private PageNumber As Integer
   Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object,ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
       SampleDoc = New Printing.PrintDocument
       SampleDoc.Print()
   End Sub
   Private Sub SampleDoc_BeginPrint(ByVal sender As Object,ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventArgs)Handles SampleDoc.BeginPrint
       PageNumber = 0
   End Sub
   Private Sub SampleDoc_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object,ByVal e As Printing.PrintPageEventArgs)Handles SampleDoc.PrintPage
       PageNumber += 1
       If (PageNumber >= 2) Then e.HasMorePages = False Else _
          e.HasMorePages = True
       e.Graphics.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Inch
       e.Graphics.DrawString("This is page " & PageNumber & ".", New Font("Ariel", 48, FontStyle.Regular),Brushes.Black, 2, 2)
       e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(New Pen(Color.Red, 0.005), 3.25!, 3.25!, 3.0!, 0.5!)
   End Sub

End Class <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.rupilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Class Form1

   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
   Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
       If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
           components.Dispose()
       End If
       MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
       Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
       Me.SuspendLayout()
       "
       "Button1
       "
       Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16)
       Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
       Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 23)
       Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
       Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"
       Me.Button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
       "
       "Form1
       "
       Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
       Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
       Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(277, 53)
       Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
       Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle
       Me.MaximizeBox = False
       Me.Name = "Form1"
       Me.Text = "Drawing Text and Graphics"
       Me.ResumeLayout(False)
   End Sub
   Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

End Class</source>