How to convert Windows Form to PDF including values of textboxes

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Hi,

I have created a Windows Application in Visual Studio 2005. In this application, the user is able to export the current active form to a .pdf-file. Next problem, how do I save it with the values of textboxes? When I leave them epmty, there's no problem and image en pdf are saved. Then I give some input and get output in textboxes, I click export, and I get a message "A generic error occurred in GDI". And in visual studio output window:

A first chance exception of type 'System.FormatException' occurred in mscorlib.dll. <br />
A first chance exception of type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException' occurred in System.Drawing.dll

Here's my code:

For capturing active screen:

C#

try
            {
                Rectangle bounds = this.Bounds;
                using (Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(bounds.Width, bounds.Height))
                {
                    using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap))
                    {
                        g.CopyFromScreen(new Point(bounds.Left, bounds.Top), Point.Empty, bounds.Size);
                    }
                    bitmap.Save("C://Rectangle.bmp";, ImageFormat.Bmp);
                }
            }
            catch(Exception e)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(e.Message.ToString());
            }

For exporting to pdf:

C#

captureScreen();

            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            PdfPage oPage = new PdfPage();

            doc.Pages.Add(oPage);
            oPage.Rotate = 90;
            XGraphics xgr = XGraphics.FromPdfPage(oPage);
            XImage img = XImage.FromFile(@"C://Rectangle.bmp");

            xgr.DrawImage(img, 0, 0);

            doc.Save("C://RectangleDocument.pdf");
            doc.Close();

As I said, the exporting with empty textboxes goes fine, but when the have a value, I get the error messages.

Posted 21-Sep-12 4:14am

Frans Jan

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Solution 2

Hi all,

I promised to get back to this question, and I found myself an answer:

C#

g.CopyFromScreen(new Point(bounds.Left, bounds.Top), Point.Empty, bounds.Size, CopyPixelOperation.SourceCopy);

I just had to add the CopyPixelOperation.SourceCopy as last parameter to the CopyFromScreen method.

So the working code looks like this:

C#

private void captureScreen()
        {
            try
            {
                Rectangle bounds = this.Bounds;
                using (Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(bounds.Width, bounds.Height))
                {
                    using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap))
                    {
                        g.CopyFromScreen(new Point(bounds.Left, bounds.Top), Point.Empty, bounds.Size, CopyPixelOperation.SourceCopy);
                    }
                    bitmap.Save("C://Rectangle.bmp", ImageFormat.Bmp);
                }
            }
            catch(Exception e)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(e.Message.ToString());
            }


        }

private void btnMenuExport_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            captureScreen();

            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            PdfPage oPage = new PdfPage();

            doc.Pages.Add(oPage);
            oPage.Rotate = 90;
            XGraphics xgr = XGraphics.FromPdfPage(oPage);
            XImage img = XImage.FromFile(@"C://Rectangle.bmp");

            xgr.DrawImage(img, 0, 0);

            doc.Save("C://RectangleDocument.pdf");
            doc.Close();
        }

Posted 23-Sep-12 22:01pm

Frans Jan

Updated 23-Sep-12 22:04pm

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Member 11148509 14-Oct-14 6:11am

Thank you for posting the code....i have tried the code was getting errors in button click ..and what all namespaces did you add???

Thank you

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fjdiewornncalwe · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-21T04:32:00

I haven't tried this myself, but I have a question. If I recall correctly, printing a Windows.Form to a printer will by default result in the form printing without values as well, so the solution may be to use some of the techniques used to achieve that as well.

I found this article (I think this is one I referenced a while back for forms printing, but I'm not entirely sure anymore): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc188767.aspx[^]

The best answer I could find that may help you is this one See Solution 1 from Sergey for the concept: Print Windows form in C#.Net[^]

Frans Jan · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-27T01:04:00

Solution 3

I found a better solution to this. Please check my article:
Convert a Windows Form to PDF[^]

Posted 27-Sep-12 1:04am

Frans Jan

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Member 11148509 14-Oct-14 6:10am

Thank you for posting the code....i have tried the code was getting errors in button click ..and what all namespaces did you add???

Thank you