Simple Receipt Like Printing Using the C# Printing API

Tushar K. Skype(tushar.kshirsagar24)

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This is a simple ticket printing system that I have prepared for programmers who want to learn how to do receipt like printing.

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Introduction

This is a simple ticket printing system I have developed for .NET programmers who want to see a printing demonstration. Using this system you will learn how to print any document with a custom paper size and how to operate in an object oriented environment.

Background

I was searching for a printing receipt solution all over the internet but couldn't find the exact solution. I was frustrated a little as I wouldn't be able to deliver the project on time to the client because of a lack of proper knowledge of the printing API of .NET. But fortunately I read a book where I found certain guidelines about how to print a document in a receipt like fashion so I worked a little while and found a solution.

Using the code

The articles includes a one main class Ticket:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Drawing;

namespace TicketingSystem
{
    public class Ticket
    {
        PrintDocument pdoc = null;
        int ticketNo;
        DateTime TicketDate;
        String Source, Destination,DrawnBy;
        float Amount;

        public int TicketNo
        {
            //set the person name
            set { this.ticketNo = value; }
            //get the person name 
            get { return this.ticketNo; }
        }
        public DateTime ticketDate
        {
            //set the person name
            set { this.TicketDate = value; }
            //get the person name 
            get { return this.TicketDate; }
        }

        public String source
        {
            //set the person name
            set { this.Source = value; }
            //get the person name 
            get { return this.Source; }
        }
        public String destination
        {
            //set the person name
            set { this.Destination = value; }
            //get the person name 
            get { return this.Destination; }
        }
        public float amount
        {
            //set the person name
            set { this.Amount = value; }
            //get the person name 
            get { return this.Amount; }
        }
        public String drawnBy
        {
            //set the person name
            set { this.DrawnBy = value; }
            //get the person name 
            get { return this.DrawnBy; }
        }

        public Ticket()
        {

        }
        public Ticket(int ticketNo, DateTime TicketDate, String Source, 
               String Destination, float Amount, String DrawnBy)
        {
            this.ticketNo = ticketNo;
            this.TicketDate = TicketDate;
            this.Source = Source;
            this.Destination = Destination;
            this.Amount = Amount;
            this.DrawnBy = DrawnBy;
        }
        public void print()
        {
            PrintDialog pd = new PrintDialog();
            pdoc = new PrintDocument();
            PrinterSettings ps = new PrinterSettings();
            Font font = new Font("Courier New", 15);
           

            PaperSize psize = new PaperSize("Custom", 100, 200);
            //ps.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = psize;

            pd.Document = pdoc;
            pd.Document.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = psize;
            //pdoc.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.Height =320;
            pdoc.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.Height = 820;

            pdoc.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.Width = 520;

            pdoc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(pdoc_PrintPage);

            DialogResult result = pd.ShowDialog();
            if (result == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                PrintPreviewDialog pp = new PrintPreviewDialog();
                pp.Document = pdoc;
                result = pp.ShowDialog();
                if (result == DialogResult.OK)
                {
                    pdoc.Print();
                }
            }

        }
        void pdoc_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
        {
            Graphics graphics = e.Graphics;
            Font font = new Font("Courier New", 10);
            float fontHeight = font.GetHeight();
            int startX = 50;
            int startY = 55;
            int Offset = 40;
            graphics.DrawString("Welcome to MSST", new Font("Courier New", 14), 
                                new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);
            Offset = Offset + 20;
            graphics.DrawString("Ticket No:" + this.TicketNo, 
                     new Font("Courier New", 14), 
                     new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);
            Offset = Offset + 20;
            graphics.DrawString("Ticket Date :" + this.ticketDate, 
                     new Font("Courier New", 12), 
                     new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);
            Offset = Offset + 20;
            String underLine = "------------------------------------------";
            graphics.DrawString(underLine, new Font("Courier New", 10), 
                     new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);

            Offset = Offset + 20;
            String Source= this.source; 
            graphics.DrawString("From "+Source+" To "+Destination, new Font("Courier New", 10), 
                     new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);
 
            Offset = Offset + 20;
            String Grosstotal = "Total Amount to Pay = " + this.amount;

            Offset = Offset + 20;
            underLine = "------------------------------------------";
            graphics.DrawString(underLine, new Font("Courier New", 10), 
                     new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);
            Offset = Offset + 20;

            graphics.DrawString(Grosstotal , new Font("Courier New", 10), 
                     new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);
            Offset = Offset + 20;
            String DrawnBy = this.drawnBy;
            graphics.DrawString("Conductor - "+DrawnBy, new Font("Courier New", 10), 
                     new SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset);
        }
    }
}

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I found that this is quite an easy code for printing solutions in future.

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License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Written By

Tushar K. Skype(tushar.kshirsagar24)

Founder Twig Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

India

Passionate Software Developer.

Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports System.Linq Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.Drawing.Printing Imports System.Drawing Namespace TicketingSystem Public Class Ticket Private pdoc As PrintDocument = Nothing Private m_ticketNo As Integer Private m_TicketDate As DateTime Private m_Source As [String], m_Destination As [String], m_DrawnBy As [String] Private m_Amount As Single Public Property TicketNo() As Integer 'set the person name 'get the person name Get Return Me.m_ticketNo End Get Set Me.m_ticketNo = Value End Set End Property Public Property ticketDate() As DateTime 'set the person name 'get the person name Get Return Me.m_TicketDate End Get Set Me.m_TicketDate = Value End Set End Property Public Property source() As [String] 'set the person name 'get the person name Get Return Me.m_Source End Get Set Me.m_Source = Value End Set End Property Public Property destination() As [String] 'set the person name 'get the person name Get Return Me.m_Destination End Get Set Me.m_Destination = Value End Set End Property Public Property amount() As Single 'set the person name 'get the person name Get Return Me.m_Amount End Get Set Me.m_Amount = Value End Set End Property Public Property drawnBy() As [String] 'set the person name 'get the person name Get Return Me.m_DrawnBy End Get Set Me.m_DrawnBy = Value End Set End Property Public Sub New() End Sub Public Sub New(ticketNo As Integer, TicketDate As DateTime, Source As [String], Destination As [String], Amount As Single, DrawnBy As [String]) Me.m_ticketNo = ticketNo Me.m_TicketDate = TicketDate Me.m_Source = Source Me.m_Destination = Destination Me.m_Amount = Amount Me.m_DrawnBy = DrawnBy End Sub Public Sub print() Dim pd As New PrintDialog() pdoc = New PrintDocument() Dim ps As New PrinterSettings() Dim font As New Font("Courier New", 15) Dim psize As New PaperSize("Custom", 100, 200) 'ps.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = psize; pd.Document = pdoc pd.Document.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = psize 'pdoc.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.Height =320; pdoc.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.Height = 820 pdoc.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.Width = 520 AddHandler pdoc.PrintPage, New PrintPageEventHandler(AddressOf pdoc_PrintPage) Dim result As DialogResult = pd.ShowDialog() If result = DialogResult.OK Then Dim pp As New PrintPreviewDialog() pp.Document = pdoc result = pp.ShowDialog() If result = DialogResult.OK Then pdoc.Print() End If End If End Sub Private Sub pdoc_PrintPage(sender As Object, e As PrintPageEventArgs) Dim graphics As Graphics = e.Graphics Dim font As New Font("Courier New", 10) Dim fontHeight As Single = font.GetHeight() Dim startX As Integer = 50 Dim startY As Integer = 55 Dim Offset As Integer = 40 graphics.DrawString("Welcome to MSST", New Font("Courier New", 14), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) Offset = Offset + 20 graphics.DrawString("Ticket No:" & Me.TicketNo, New Font("Courier New", 14), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) Offset = Offset + 20 graphics.DrawString("Ticket Date :" & Me.ticketDate, New Font("Courier New", 12), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) Offset = Offset + 20 Dim underLine As [String] = "------------------------------------------" graphics.DrawString(underLine, New Font("Courier New", 10), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) Offset = Offset + 20 Dim Source As [String] = Me.source graphics.DrawString("From " & Source & " To " & m_Destination, New Font("Courier New", 10), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) Offset = Offset + 20 Dim Grosstotal As [String] = "Total Amount to Pay = " & Me.amount Offset = Offset + 20 underLine = "------------------------------------------" graphics.DrawString(underLine, New Font("Courier New", 10), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) Offset = Offset + 20 graphics.DrawString(Grosstotal, New Font("Courier New", 10), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) Offset = Offset + 20 Dim DrawnBy As [String] = Me.drawnBy graphics.DrawString("Conductor - " & DrawnBy, New Font("Courier New", 10), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), startX, startY + Offset) End Sub End Class End Namespace

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