Printing from a Datagridview

[Denster]

I am trying to print from a datagrid view that is formatted with color coded columns. At the moment I am using the .drawtobitmap function and using the printdocument control to print. This all works but the quality of the text in the grid is poor. Is there any way I can improve the quality other than automate excel!. I am also printing some text from the labels using the .DrawString function of the label and the text from this is quite acceptable.

 

[RiverGuy]

I would look into using a ReportViewer Control for printing.

 

[Denster]

I'v never used a reportViewer but surely I'm going to run into the same problems when I come to print. The printing aspect needs to be done programaticaly.

 

[RiverGuy]

You can use the PrintDocument class. It's fairly involved and advanced though.

 

[Denster]

Like I said in my original post I am using the printdocument control to print the image produced from the datagrid. The problem is the quality is rubish. Are there any properties in the control that I'm missing perhaps.

 

[RiverGuy]

I was referring to drawing your own strings and borders -- not rendering a bitmap of your grid.

I'm not sure if you can change the quality of the rendered bitmap. You can change the quality of a graphics object itself....but you're kind of bypassing that going directly to the bitmap.

 

[SgtJarrow]

You might want to look at a free add-in called DatagridViewExtension. The version I am using is 1.1 with VS 2005 and VS 2008.

It should provide the needed functionality and is decent enough for a free tool.

http://www.completit.com/Products/DGVE/Overview.aspx

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