BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi OLE Automation View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Eduardo A. Salgado Guest Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:32 pm    Post subject: Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel I cannot find how to take an excel file (say C:Test.XLS) and having it go to Print or Print Preview. What I am really trying to do is send a file to the printer with "shrink to fit" to one page wide. I've even tried try xls := CreateOleObject('Excel.Application'); try xls.WorkBooks.Open('c:Excel ExportRCCompara.XLS'); xls.ActiveWorkBook.PrintOut(Copies := 2, Collate := True, Preview := True); // excel hangs and remains in memory xls.Quit; except; xls.Quit; xls := UnAssigned; end; finally xls := UnAssigned; end; - Eduardo It's more important to know *what not* to do than to know *what* to do. -- Michael Dell Eminent Domain Software "Custom Software Development For Your Domain" Makers of EDSSpell, EDSPrint, EDSZipCodes and XSpell, the IDE Expert. Back to top Mike Shkolnik Guest Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel Your code is correct for foreground printing. But most MS Excel edition have the background printing by default - so you must wait until printing is finished and only after that to call the xls.Quit -- With best regards, Mike Shkolnik E-mail: [email]mshkolnik (AT) scalabium (DOT) com[/email] WEB: http://www.scalabium.com "Eduardo A. Salgado" <eas (AT) onedomain (DOT) com> wrote Quote: I cannot find how to take an excel file (say C:Test.XLS) and having it go to Print or Print Preview. What I am really trying to do is send a file to the printer with "shrink to fit" to one page wide. I've even tried try xls := CreateOleObject('Excel.Application'); try xls.WorkBooks.Open('c:Excel ExportRCCompara.XLS'); xls.ActiveWorkBook.PrintOut(Copies := 2, Collate := True, Preview := True); // excel hangs and remains in memory xls.Quit; except; xls.Quit; xls := UnAssigned; end; finally xls := UnAssigned; end; - Eduardo It's more important to know *what not* to do than to know *what* to do. -- Michael Dell Eminent Domain Software "Custom Software Development For Your Domain" Makers of EDSSpell, EDSPrint, EDSZipCodes and XSpell, the IDE Expert. Back to top Eduardo A. Salgado Guest Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel I see that and have tried to create the ole object in the form create and do the quit and free it in the close yet I never get to see the Print dialog or PrintPreview come up. So, what is the code to just call up the Print Dialog? Or Print to Fit in one page wide and not open Excel? Thanks! - Eduardo It's more important to know *what not* to do than to know *what* to do. -- Michael Dell Eminent Domain Software "Custom Software Development For Your Domain" Makers of EDSSpell, EDSPrint, EDSZipCodes and XSpell, the IDE Expert. Mike Shkolnik wrote: Quote: Your code is correct for foreground printing. But most MS Excel edition have the background printing by default - so you must wait until printing is finished and only after that to call the xls.Quit Back to top Mike Shkolnik Guest Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel - to show the dialog: Word.Dialogs.Item(wdDialogFilePrintSetup).Show(EmptyParam); - to disable the background printing Word.Options.PrintBackground := False; -- With best regards, Mike Shkolnik EMail: [email]mshkolnik (AT) scalabium (DOT) com[/email] http://www.scalabium.com "Eduardo A. Salgado" <eas (AT) onedomain (DOT) com> wrote Quote: I see that and have tried to create the ole object in the form create and do the quit and free it in the close yet I never get to see the Print dialog or PrintPreview come up. So, what is the code to just call up the Print Dialog? Or Print to Fit in one page wide and not open Excel? Thanks! - Eduardo It's more important to know *what not* to do than to know *what* to do. -- Michael Dell Eminent Domain Software "Custom Software Development For Your Domain" Makers of EDSSpell, EDSPrint, EDSZipCodes and XSpell, the IDE Expert. Mike Shkolnik wrote: Your code is correct for foreground printing. But most MS Excel edition have the background printing by default - so you must wait until printing is finished and only after that to call the xls.Quit Back to top Eduardo A. Salgado Guest Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel Mike, Thanks for the info but I keep getting "Member not Found". Did I skip a step? xls.Dialogs.Item(xlDialogPrintPreview).Show(EmptyParam); - Eduardo It's more important to know *what not* to do than to know *what* to do. -- Michael Dell Eminent Domain Software "Custom Software Development For Your Domain" Makers of EDSSpell, EDSPrint, EDSZipCodes and XSpell, the IDE Expert. Mike Shkolnik wrote: Quote: - to show the dialog: Word.Dialogs.Item(wdDialogFilePrintSetup).Show(EmptyParam); - to disable the background printing Word.Options.PrintBackground := False; -- With best regards, Mike Shkolnik EMail: [email]mshkolnik (AT) scalabium (DOT) com[/email] http://www.scalabium.com Back to top Mike Shkolnik Guest Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:19 am    Post subject: Re: Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel 1. xls.ActiveWindow.PrintPreview or xls.ActiveSheet.PrintPreview or 2. for late binding (xls := CreateOLEObject('Excel.Application') the next works for me: xls.Dialogs[xlDialogPrintPreview].Show -- With best regards, Mike Shkolnik EMail: [email]mshkolnik (AT) scalabium (DOT) com[/email] http://www.scalabium.com "Eduardo A. Salgado" <eas (AT) onedomain (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Mike, Thanks for the info but I keep getting "Member not Found". Did I skip a step? xls.Dialogs.Item(xlDialogPrintPreview).Show(EmptyParam); - Eduardo It's more important to know *what not* to do than to know *what* to do. -- Michael Dell Eminent Domain Software "Custom Software Development For Your Domain" Makers of EDSSpell, EDSPrint, EDSZipCodes and XSpell, the IDE Expert. Mike Shkolnik wrote: - to show the dialog: Word.Dialogs.Item(wdDialogFilePrintSetup).Show(EmptyParam); - to disable the background printing Word.Options.PrintBackground := False; -- With best regards, Mike Shkolnik EMail: [email]mshkolnik (AT) scalabium (DOT) com[/email] http://www.scalabium.com Back to top Eduardo A. Salgado Guest Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Print / PrintPreview Excel file without opening Excel Thanks again for the knowledge. - Eduardo It's more important to know *what not* to do than to know *what* to do. -- Michael Dell Eminent Domain Software "Custom Software Development For Your Domain" Makers of EDSSpell, EDSPrint, EDSZipCodes and XSpell, the IDE Expert. 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