PdfExportOptions.ShowPrintDialogOnOpen Property

Gets or sets whether to display the Print dialog when a PDF file is opened.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Printing.Core

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
public bool ShowPrintDialogOnOpen { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
Public Property ShowPrintDialogOnOpen As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true, to show the Print dialog on open; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to ShowPrintDialogOnOpen
Cross-Platform Class Library	ExportOptions	.Pdf .ShowPrintDialogOnOpen
WinForms Controls	DiagramOptionsExport	.PdfExportOptions .ShowPrintDialogOnOpen
WPF Controls	DiagramControl	.PdfExportOptions .ShowPrintDialogOnOpen

Remarks

Set the ShowPrintDialogOnOpen property to true to display the Print dialog when users open an exported document.

Do not use this option in web applications because most modern browsers disable scripts in PDF.

Note

The Print dialog is not displayed when users open a document in the following web browsers:

• Google Chrome version 77 or later.
• Microsoft Edge.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

xaf-print-a-report-without-displaying-a-preview/CS/InstantPrintReportsV2Example.Web/InstantPrintReport.aspx.cs#L27

PdfExportOptions options = new PdfExportOptions();
options.ShowPrintDialogOnOpen = true;
report.ExportToPdf(ms, options);

VB.NET

xaf-print-a-report-without-displaying-a-preview/VB/InstantPrintReportsV2Example.Web/InstantPrintReport.aspx.vb#L29

Dim options As New PdfExportOptions()
options.ShowPrintDialogOnOpen = True
report.ExportToPdf(ms, options)