Greetings,
Is it possible to print a RadPrintDocument as PDF ?
* I know there are some virtual PDF printers that can be installed on a machine and then be chosen as a printer when printing a RadPrintDocument. But I need to use Telerik's components (or other components) that can print a RadPrintDocument as PDF directly.
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Hello, George,
Each control has its own printing functionality and handles this differently. RadPrintDocument only exposes the printer options and does not have any rendering functionality. In addition, we are using properties of the UI elements to print the document and create print preview dialog, and this requires the layout of the control to be loaded.
Most of the controls from the Telerik UI for WinForms suite offers export functionality some of which also offer exporting to pdf, e.g. RadGridView:
https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/gridview/exporting-data/export-to-pdf This is more appropriate for generating pdf documents.
For a more general approach, printing into a pdf file (e.g. PrimoPDF) would be a good option for achieving your custom requirement.
I hope this information helps.
Each control has its own printing functionality and handles this differently. RadPrintDocument only exposes the printer options and does not have any rendering functionality. In addition, we are using properties of the UI elements to print the document and create print preview dialog, and this requires the layout of the control to be loaded.
Most of the controls from the Telerik UI for WinForms suite offers export functionality some of which also offer exporting to pdf, e.g. RadGridView:
https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/gridview/exporting-data/export-to-pdf This is more appropriate for generating pdf documents.
For a more general approach, printing into a pdf file (e.g. PrimoPDF) would be a good option for achieving your custom requirement.
I hope this information helps.
Regards,
Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal
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