Custom printing options

Foxit Quick PDF Library can print PDF files to installed physical printers (e.g. Lexmark S300 Series) or virtual printers (e.g. Microsoft XPS Document Writer). If you do not need granular control over the printer settings then you can use the PrintDocument and PrintOptions functions. However, if you need to control exactly what is happening when the document is printed then you can use the NewCustomPrinter and SetupCustomPrinter functions.

Here are examples written in C# and Delphi source code which demonstrate how to use the custom printer functions to customize the printing options:

C# Sample Code

/* Create a custom printer and specify your own settings  */

// Load a sample file from the input folder

DPL.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", ""); 

// Create the custom printer

string CustomPrinter = DPL.NewCustomPrinter("Microsoft XPS Document Writer");

// Setup the settings for the customer printer

// Medium quality

DPL.SetupCustomPrinter(CustomPrinter, 5, 2); 

// Monochrome

DPL.SetupCustomPrinter(CustomPrinter, 6, 1); 

// Horizontal Duplex

DPL.SetupCustomPrinter(CustomPrinter, 7, 3);

// Configure print options

int iPrintOptions = DPL.PrintOptions(0, 0, "Printing Sample");

// Print the current document to the default printing 
// using the options as configured above

DPL.PrintDocument(CustomPrinter, 1, 1, iPrintOptions);

Delphi Sample Code

procedure TForm6.PrintDocumentClick(Sender: TObject);
var
iPrintOptions: Integer;
CustomPrinter: AnsiString;
begin
  DPL := TDebenuPDFLibrary1115.Create;
  try
    UnlockResult := DPL.UnlockKey('ji9zq4d57r78at8nk5d76gt9y'); // Add trial license key here
    if UnlockResult = 1 then
      begin
        // Load a sample file from the input folder

        DPL.LoadFromFile('test.pdf', '');

        // Create the custom printer

        CustomPrinter := DPL.NewCustomPrinter(DPL.GetDefaultPrinterName());

        // Setup the settings for the customer printer

        // Medium quality

        DPL.SetupCustomPrinter(CustomPrinter, 5, 2);

        // Monochrome

        DPL.SetupCustomPrinter(CustomPrinter, 6, 1);

        // Horizontal Duplex

        DPL.SetupCustomPrinter(CustomPrinter, 7, 3);

        // Configure print options

        iPrintOptions := DPL.PrintOptions(0, 0, 'Printing Sample');

        // Print the current document to the default printing
        // using the options as configured above

        DPL.PrintDocument(CustomPrinter, 1, 1, iPrintOptions);
      end;
    finally
    DPL.Free;
  end;
end;

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