1561333 - Using the InProc Report Application Server (RAS) SDK for .NET to print a report

• The Crystal Reports SDK for .NET is not as functional and featured as the RAS SDK for .NET
• The Crystal Reports SDK for .NET may result in printing issues such as;
  • Difficulty setting new printer
  • Setting page orientation
  • Setting page margins
  • Setting paper tray
  • and more

• Any full or "stand-alone" version of Crystal Reports
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010

• Use the RAS SDK for .NET
• The RAS SDK is more functional as well as better maintained
• Use the RAS PrintOutputController as described in the code below
• The code uses the Common Dialog Printer box
• Hard coding the values is also possible

using CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine;
using CrystalDecisions.Shared;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ClientDoc;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.Controllers;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportDefModel;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommonControls;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommonObjectModel;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ObjectFactory;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataSetConversion;
using CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel;
 
 public class frmMain : System.Windows.Forms.Form
 {
        CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument rpt = new CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument();
        CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ClientDoc.ISCDReportClientDocument rptClientDoc;
 ...
 
 private void btnSetPrinter_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
   System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument pDoc = new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument();
            CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.Controllers.PrintReportOptions rasPROpts = new CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.Controllers.PrintReportOptions();
 
            CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportDefModel.PrintOptions MYPRTOpts = new CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportDefModel.PrintOptions();
   if (rdoCurrent.Checked) 
   {
    pDoc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = cboCurrentPrinters.Text;
 
                MYPRTOpts.PrinterName = cboCurrentPrinters.Text;
                MYPRTOpts.PaperSize = (CrPaperSizeEnum)
     pDoc.PrinterSettings.PaperSizes[cboCurrentPaperSizes.SelectedIndex].Kind;
                MYPRTOpts.PaperSource = (CrPaperSourceEnum)
     pDoc.PrinterSettings.PaperSources[cboCurrentPaperTrays.SelectedIndex].Kind; 
    // added the below line to verify the changes work.
                MYPRTOpts.PaperOrientation = CrPaperOrientationEnum.crPaperOrientationLandscape;
   }
   else 
   {
    pDoc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = cboDefaultPrinters.Text;
 
                MYPRTOpts.PrinterName = cboDefaultPrinters.Text;
                MYPRTOpts.PaperSize = (CrPaperSizeEnum)
     pDoc.PrinterSettings.PaperSizes[cboDefaultPaperSizes.SelectedIndex].Kind;
                MYPRTOpts.PaperSource = (CrPaperSourceEnum)
     pDoc.PrinterSettings.PaperSources[cboDefaultPaperTrays.SelectedIndex].Kind; 
   }
            rptClientDoc.PrintOutputController.ModifyPrintOptions(MYPRTOpts);
   MessageBox.Show("Printer set.", "RAS", MessageBoxButtons.OK,MessageBoxIcon.Information ); 
   rptClientDoc.PrintOutputController.PrintReport(rasPROpts);
   MessageBox.Show("Printing report.", "RAS", MessageBoxButtons.OK,MessageBoxIcon.Information ); 
  }

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