Printing forms and Chart components

[StevenK]

I am looking at developing an application that presents the user with various chart components on the screen to represent data comparisons. Ideally I want to allow the user to print these generated charts/graphs. I understand that such components can be put onto the QuickReport components and generated that way. I also understand that you are able to directly pring any given form (or portion of a form) through use of the Printer and the 'BeginDoc' and 'EndDoc' syntax.
Is anyone able to give me a headstart with this ?
Rather than me re-creating the wheel.

Thanks in advance.
Steve

 

[TealWren]

You can use Form.Print to print your form. I have not used quickreports to print charts, though.

TealWren

 

[StevenK]

I'm assuming that this will print the entirity of the form - is there a way to limit the area that is printed (say to just a chart component or a panel containing a number of components) ?
Thanks again.
Steve

 

[rewdee]

If you are using a TChart component, the TChart has a method called Print. I don't have Delphi on this workstation but I believe it is something like:

var aChart:TChart
begin
set chart properties here
aChart.print;
//or aChart.printPreview;
end;

Hope this helps,
Rewdee