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 (c) 1995 Cogisoft
 This component is FREE distribution. Use it for your own utilization.
 But you can't sell an application, using this component, without the
 authorization of Cogisoft.

 COGISOFT,H?tel de M?zi?res,19 rue Michel Le Comte,75003 PARIS,FRANCE
 Tel:(33)(1)40-65-04-04, FAX:(33)(1)42-72-27-87

 Jerome VOLLET, CompuServe : 100560,3342
}

After Lingua ...

Component PrintControl: Preview and print any control
                        ( No icon, but full source code included )

First, try it !!! ... then give me your feedback. Thank you very much.

Register component : PRTCTRL.DCU

To install the component, choose in the menu Options|Install components...
then add the file prtctrl.dcu.

Let's try the demo project1.dpr
To run it, you need an alias DBDEMOS.

TECHNICAL ....

properties :

PrintScale : Default poProportionnal ( recommended )
PixelPerInch : Don't touch ( recommended )
ResizeForm : resize the current form to the proportions of the printer
              device. This is a good idea, so you can work on the form at
              design time exactely like the form will be printed.

methods :

TPrintControl.Print( Control : TWinControl );

PrintControl1.Print( Panel1 );
PrintControl1.Print( Form1 );


TPrintControl.Preview( Control : TWinControl );

PrintControl1.Preview( Panel1 );
PrintControl1.Preview( Form1 );


PHILOSOPHIC ....

Component PrintControl is NOT a component for reports. But it can help you
in a way to print some very simple things. All is built in Delphi, because
I think Delphi is  the best interface builder you can get on the place, so
don't work against Delphi, using external  reports' editors. Don't  create
specific components for  reporting, because you get already about hundreds
graphical components in the palette. Graphical components mean that if you
can draw them in a Form or in a Panel, so you will be able to  print  this
Form or this Panel. It's not more difficult. This example prove it !!!  So
learn to work in the way of Delphi.

More ... it's so easy to create  dynamically components  at  run-time, use
this functionnality to build your most complicated report.

What can you improve ???
You can create some  components  like  Header, Footer and Group. When it's
done, please send me this three components. Thank you very much.

Have fun with this PrintControl !!!

See you very soon for the next component : ErrorQuid.

Jerome.