What I'm trying to do is get this to print in landscape mode without showing the dialog box. This is what I have so far:
((mshtml.IHTMLDocument2)Browser.Document.DomDocument).execCommand("Print", true, 0);
I know that the instruction to print in landscape mode needs to be sent through the third argument, but I don't know how to construct the third argument to do this. Can anyone give me some help on how to make this last argument accomplish my goal?
ADDITIONS: This is from Microsoft http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.printing.printdocument.defaultpagesettings%28v=vs.71%29.aspx
public void Printing()
{
try
{
streamToPrint = new StreamReader (filePath);
try
{
printFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(pd_PrintPage);
pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer;
// Set the page orientation to landscape.
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
pd.Print();
}
finally
{
streamToPrint.Close() ;
}
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
So you would probably just replace pd
in the example above with your document.
ORIGINAL ANSWER:
Possibly integrate:
DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
So maybe something like this:
((mshtml.IHTMLDocument2)Browser.Document.DomDocument).DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
((mshtml.IHTMLDocument2)Browser.Document.DomDocument).execCommand("Print", true, 0);
Taking a little bit of a stab in the dark since C# is a weak spot but I believe this is how I once did it from an C# application.
I mostly stick to desktop apps and I don't know how to do what you want. But I did take a quick look at the msdn documentation, and it seems the "Print" command (IDM_EXECPRINT) may not be what you're looking for? According to the documentation for the method, the second parameter should be false if you do not want to display a user interface. That sounds fine except that it looks like the IDM_EXECPRINT command always displays a dialog regardless ("User interface: Yes. Set parameter to true or omit").
msdn documentation: IHTMLDocument2::execCommand Method, IDM_EXECPRINT
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you may want to look for another command.
Edit: You might have better luck with the IDM_PRINT command from mshtmcid.h, the dialog is optional for this command. Here's a sample application (in C++): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250434(VS.85).aspx