Printing in multiple pages

Question

I am using the source code provided by sun available in following url
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/2D/forDevelopers/sdk12print.html
(Listing 3: Using the print method: PrintText )
The problem I am facing is, if I am invoking the printjob multiple times in a loop while printing the first page if second page is requested the first page printing is
stopped and second page is printed on the same page. My requirement is printing each time in
a different page. Can anyone of you help??

Answer 1

This is the source code
import java.applet.*;      
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.sql.*;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import java.text.*;
public class Test2 extends Frame implements ActionListener,WindowListener,Printable
     Label l = new Label("Row");
     Label l1 = new Label("Column");
     Label l2 = new Label("Pinnumber Printing");
     Panel p = new Panel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 10, 10));     
     Panel p1 = new Panel(new GridLayout(0,2,5,5));
     Panel p4 = new Panel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 10, 10));     
     static PrinterJob printerJob = null;
     static int rows = 0;
     static int var = 0;
static int x,y;
static String mText = null;
static String tempArray[][]=new String[1][10];
     boolean flag = false;
     Button b = new Button("Print");
     static TextField t1 = new TextField(4);
     static TextField t2 = new TextField(4);
     static String [][]args =new String[1][10];     
     String temp[] = new String[1];
     static int xPos=0;
     static int yPos=0;
     public Test2() {}
     public Test2(int xPos,int yPos)
          try
               this.xPos=xPos;
               this.yPos=yPos;     
               Class.forName("org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver").newInstance();
               System.out.println("Driver loaded");
               -- here is my connection ---
          System.out.println("Connection created");
               Statement st = con.createStatement();
               ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT C_ACCOUNTNO,A_PIN_NO,ACCOUNT"
               +",ADDRESS1,ADDRESS2,ADDRESS3,ADDRESS4,concat(CITY,'-',POSTALCODE) "
               +",STATE,COUNTRY FROM ACCOUNT,ACTIVATION "
               +" WHERE ACTIVATION.A_ACCOUNT_NO = ACCOUNT.C_ACCOUNTNO AND "
               +" ACTIVATION.A_PRINT_STATUS='"+"N"+"' and C_ACCOUNTNO in('"+"00000000104053"+"','"+"00000000104054"+"')");
     //          +" ACTIVATION.A_PRINT_STATUS='"+"N"+"' and C_ACCOUNTNO in('"+"00000000104025"+"','"+"00000000104054"+"')");
               ResultSetMetaData rsmd = rs.getMetaData();
               int index = 0;
               String label="";
               Statement st1 = con.createStatement();
               ResultSet rs1= st1.executeQuery("SELECT count(*) AS total FROM ACCOUNT,ACTIVATION "
               +" WHERE ACTIVATION.A_ACCOUNT_NO = ACCOUNT.C_ACCOUNTNO AND "
               +" ACTIVATION.A_PRINT_STATUS='"+"N"+"' and C_ACCOUNTNO='"+"00000000104025"+"'");
               int total = 0;
               if(rs1.next())
                         //total = rs1.getInt("total");
                         total = 2;
               st1.close();
               rs1.close();          
               args =new String[total][10];
               temp = new String[total];
               while(rs.next())
                         //System.out.print("count.."+rsmd.getColumnCount());
                         for(int i=1;i<=rsmd.getColumnCount();i++)
                              if(args[index][i-1] != null)
                                   if(rs.getString(i) != null)
                                        args[index][i-1] = args[index]+"|"+rs.getString(i);
                                   else
                                        args[index][i-1] = args[index]+"|"+" ";
                              else
                                   if(rs.getString(i) != null)     
                                        args[index][i-1] = rs.getString(i);
                                   else     
                                        args[index][i-1] = " ";
                         index++;          
          setResizable(false);
          setBackground(Color.lightGray);
          setTitle ("PINNUMBER PRINTING SCREEN");
          setSize(300,140);
          setLayout(new GridLayout(3,1));
          b = new Button("Print");
          p.add(l2);
          p1.add(l);
          p1.add(t1);
          p1.add(l1);
          p1.add(t2);
          p4.add(b);
          add(p);
          add(p1);
          add(p4);
          b.addActionListener(this);
          addWindowListener(this);
          setVisible(true);
          }catch(Exception e) {System.out.println("error..."+e);}     
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
               if(t2.getText().length() > 0 && t1.getText().length() > 0)
                    xPos = Integer.parseInt(t2.getText());
                    yPos = Integer.parseInt(t1.getText());
                    if(JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,"Do you want to invoke printing?", "Confirmation", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION) ==0)
                                   for(int j=0;j<2;j++){
                                             printContent(args,xPos,yPos);
               else
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Please enter row column positions", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
     // ************** WindowListener methods
     public void windowActivated (WindowEvent e) { }
     public void windowClosed (WindowEvent e) { }
     public void windowClosing (WindowEvent e) {
          this.dispose ();
          System.exit(0);
     public void windowDeactivated (WindowEvent e) { }
     public void windowDeiconified (WindowEvent e) { }
     public void windowIconified (WindowEvent e) { }
     public void windowOpened (WindowEvent e) { }
     // end WindowListener method
          public static void main(String arg[])
               Test2 t = new Test2(50,50);
public synchronized void printMethod(String args[][],int xPos,int yPos) {
               printerJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
     Book book = new Book();
     book.append(new Test2(), new PageFormat());
     printerJob.setPageable(book);
                              System.out.println(args[0][0]);                              
                                   tempArray = args;
                                   x = xPos;
                                   y = yPos;
     boolean doPrint = printerJob.printDialog();
if (doPrint && flag == false) {
try {
                    var = 0;
                              printerJob.print();
                              System.out.println("In print...."+flag);
} catch (PrinterException exception) {
System.err.println("Printing error: " + exception);
rows ++;
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat format, int pageIndex) { return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
}//End of class     
class innerTest2 implements Printable
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat format, int pageIndex) {
               flag = true;
               for(int i=0;i<10;i++)
               Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
               mText = tempArray[rows];     
               if(i == 0)
                         g2d.translate(format.getImageableX()+(12*x),format.getImageableY()+(12*y));
               else if(i == 1)
                    g2d.translate(0,12*3);
               else
               g2d.translate(0,12);
               g2d.setPaint(Color.black);
                    Point2D.Float pen = new Point2D.Float();
                    if(mText.length() == 0)
                    i++;
                    mText = tempArray[rows][i];     
                    if(mText.length() > 0)
                    AttributedString mStyledText1 = new AttributedString(mText);
                    AttributedCharacterIterator charIterator1 = mStyledText1.getIterator();
                    LineBreakMeasurer measurer1 = new LineBreakMeasurer(charIterator1, g2d.getFontRenderContext());
                    float wrappingWidth1 = (float) format.getImageableWidth();
                    while (measurer1.getPosition() < charIterator1.getEndIndex()) {
               TextLayout layout1 = measurer1.nextLayout(wrappingWidth1);
               pen.y += layout1.getAscent();
               float dx1 = layout1.isLeftToRight()? 0 : (wrappingWidth1 - layout1.getAdvance());
               layout1.draw(g2d, pen.x + dx1, pen.y);
               pen.y += layout1.getDescent() + layout1.getLeading();
                              System.out.println("In inner for...."+measurer1.getPosition());
               }     //End of print
     } //End of inner for loop
          if(var > 1)     {
               flag = false;
               System.out.println("b4 returning...."+flag);
          var ++;
     return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;