DOCUMENT:Q254496 11-SEP-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :HOWTO: Change Printer Settings for Kodak Image Edit Control PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0,6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbprint kbCtrl kbPrinting kbVBp kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The PrintImage method of the Image Edit control simply uses the system default printer, and does not provide an option to change printers or to change settings. This article describes how to make these changes by using the ImageAdmin control. MORE INFORMATION ================ The Wang (Kodak) controls, including ImageEdit and ImageAdmin, do not ship with Visual Basic, but are included with some versions of Microsoft Windows. The later versions of the Wang controls are renamed as the Kodak controls. Step by Step Example -------------------- Please note that you need to change the .Image property below to a file that is available on your computer. 1. Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default. 2. From the Project menu, select Components, check either the Wang Image Edit control or the Kodak Image Edit control, and then click OK. 3. From the Project menu, select Components, check either the Wang Image Admin control or the Kodak Image Admin control, and then click OK. 4. Add an instance of the Wang (Kodak) Image Edit control to Form1. 5. Add an instance of the Wang (Kodak) Image Admin control to Form1. 6. Add a CommandButton to the form. 7. Add the following code to the form: Private Sub Command1_Click() With ImgEdit1 ' change to a file on your system .Image = "" .Display ImgAdmin1.Image = .Image ImgAdmin1.ShowPrintDialog Form1.hWnd .PrintImage 1, 1, 0 End With End Sub 8. Run the project and click Command1. You should see the printer dialog, and the image should print with the options and printer you selected. REFERENCES ========== For additional information on using the Wang (Kodak) ImageEdit control, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q230489 HOWTO: Annotate Image with Text Using ImageEdit Control Q197129 INFO: Wang Image Control Limited to 18k Pixels in Ea. Dimension Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbprint kbCtrl kbPrinting kbVBp kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB600Search kbVBA500 kbVBA600 kbVB500 kbVB600 Version : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.