PrinterCE.NetCF - TextColumns Example

prce.ScaleMode = PrinterCE.MEASUREMENT_UNITS.INCHES; //Everything in inches

double pwid=prce.PrPgWidth;
//
// Print the contents of text box in two columns per page
// Note: for simplicity of this code, we assume "text" string to contain all text to be printed.
//
// Column width for each column will be half of paper width minus 3/4 inch center margin
double colwid=(prce.PrPgWidth-0.75)/2;

double left=0;
int rlen;
// We are going to loop printing columns until all text has been printed
for (;text.Length>0;)
{
    //Use DrawTextFlow with "NOFORMFEED" flow option - this will flow text into next column
    // and return number of characters printed in the column
rlen=prce.DrawTextFlow(text,0,0,left,-1,colwid,-1,-1,PrinterCE.FLOW_OPTIONS.NOFORMFEED);
if (rlen==0 || rlen>=text.Length) break; //If nothing printed, we are done
text=text.Remove(0,rlen); //Get rid of the text printed in this column
    // If we just printed left column, move to right side of page. If printed right column
    // do NewPage and prepare to print left column on next page.
if (left==0)
{
left=colwid+0.75;
}
else
{
left=0;
prce.NewPage();
}
}
prce.EndDoc(); //Done with this page - print it

}

catch (PrinterCEException exc)

{

if (prce!=null)

{

prce.ShutDown(); //Done - free PrinterCE resources

// NOTE: Only call ShutDown if PrinterCE instance is about to be destroyed.
}

prce=null;

MessageBox.Show("PrinterCE Exception","Exception");

}

finally

{

if (prce!=null)

{

prce.ShutDown(); //Done - free PrinterCE resources

// NOTE: Only call ShutDown if PrinterCE instance is about to be destroyed.
}

prce=null;

}