Printing HTML

**WebcyteDesign** · 05-08-2007, 12:56 PM

Is there a way to send the formatted HTML to a printDocument?

I need a way to print a formatted HTML document but also I need to auto change it to landscape. I am aware that you can use the webbrowser control and use webbrowser.print or webbrowser.showprintdialog but neither of these automatically allows you to change the orientation to landscape.

So I was thinking if anyone knows of a way to send the HTML pre formatted to a printDocument I'll be able to change the orientation myself.

**WebcyteDesign** · 05-14-2007, 07:17 PM

Please, any reply would be nice, even if someone says it's impossible or what the hell am I thinking or advice on where to start. Is there a way to take the html and put it into an RTF or make HTMLDocument convert to a normal document. I have even asked this on Microsoft's forum and they can't answer me.

**chrishirst** · 05-14-2007, 07:21 PM

You can't change the end users printer orientation from a client browser

**ADAM Web Design** · 05-14-2007, 07:30 PM

Supposedly, this feature will be made available in CSS3. However, we're nowhere near CSS3 compliance yet with browsers, so you're gonna have to wait.

http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/CR-css-print-20040225/

Sucks though, because that's a feature that is of some use.

**WebcyteDesign** · 05-14-2007, 09:09 PM

I'm talking about using VB.Net not ASP.net. This is for a Windows application.

**ForrestCroce** · 05-19-2007, 12:48 AM

Could you describe in more detail what you're trying to do? Are you wanting to essentially send a screen shot from a WebBrowser control to the printer? Do you want to print the html source? I get the idea you want to print the rendered document, not the source ...

**WebcyteDesign** · 05-23-2007, 07:04 PM

I want to print the rendered (formatted) html, so basically print a web page without having a dialog box and having it default to landscape, OR to set the system print to landscape (the machines default printer)

**fchivu** · 04:32 AM

Hi,

You can use the HTML to PDF Converter for .NET from (www).dotnet-reporting.com or the <link drop removed > from <link drop removed > . It can convert full HTML and CSS tags. You can even see an online demo on the home page.

Regards,
Florin

**arnold** · 07-09-2007, 02:18 PM

I think its possible.. I'll try and let you know

**a4acharya** · 06-25-2008, 04:20 PM

Anybody got solution? I am also stuck with same problem.
I want to send rendered output to printer in landscape mode.