.NET 2010 Windows.Forms.WebBrower's Print Method does not work. How to Print?

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Hi, I'm creating a function where it edits an HTML file, loads it into a web browser control and then print the HTML document. The web browser loads the HTML file but doesn't print it. It's all in one function. I even tried using ShowPrintDialog method. But it does nothing!!! Not even an error message!!! Please help!!!

One more thing: When I right click the browser control and select print it prints fine.

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I've found it. It takes hell of a lot of time to show the print dialog. That's what's causing the problem. And Interestingly that happens only if I put the print method in a button. The Original code is like this:

VB

browser.DocumentText = html 'the HTML code for the page 
browser.Refresh() 
browser.Print()

In the changed code I call the print function in a separate button_click event. It works but very slow. I want this whole thing automated.

Posted 2-Aug-11 16:44pm

obhasha07

Updated 2-Aug-11 18:43pm

thatraja

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Aug-11 0:10am

It can be anything. Please, make a minimal code sample and explain what did not work in proper detail. Better yet, run it step-by-step under debugger and see what's going on. If you still fail to see what's wrong, ask a question, but properly. Use "Improve question" above.
--SA

obhasha07 3-Aug-11 0:17am

I've found it. It takes hell of a lot of time to show the print dialog. That's what's causing the problem. And Interestingly that happens only if I put the print method in a button.

The Original code is like this:
browser.DocumentText = html 'the HTML code for the page
browser.Refresh()
browser.Print()

In the changed code I call the print function in a seperate button_click event.
It works but very slow. I want this whole thing automated.

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