Printing page ranges from an application
Hi,
I am using the windows print command from inside an application to print pdf files and it works great.
Now, is there a way to tell windows/reader to print only selected pages?
Thanks.
Moved to Acrobat SDK
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Just a quick question: Is it possible to print a JPanel from your application? I have plotted a graph and I would like user to be able to print this with a click of a button (or similar)
Thanks very much for your help, its appreciated as always.
Harold ClementsIt is absolutely possible
Check out my StandardPrint class. Basically all you need to do is
(this is pseudocode. I don't remember the exact names of methods for all this stuff. Look it up if there's a problem)
PrinterJob pd = PrinterJob.createNewJob();
StandardPrint sp = new StandardPrint(yourComponent);
pd.setPageable(sp);
//if you want this
//pd.pageDialog();
pd.doPrint();You are welcome to have use and modify this class but please don't change the package or take credit for it as your own code.
StandardPrint.java
===============
package tjacobs.print;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.print.PrintException;
public class StandardPrint implements Printable, Pageable {
Component c;
SpecialPrint sp;
PageFormat mFormat;
boolean mScale = false;
boolean mMaintainRatio = true;
public StandardPrint(Component c) {
this.c = c;
if (c instanceof SpecialPrint) {
sp = (SpecialPrint)c;
public StandardPrint(SpecialPrint sp) {
this.sp = sp;
public boolean isPrintScaled () {
return mScale;
public void setPrintScaled(boolean b) {
mScale = b;
public boolean getMaintainsAspect() {
return mMaintainRatio;
public void setMaintainsAspect(boolean b) {
mMaintainRatio = b;
public void start() throws PrinterException {
PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
if (mFormat == null) {
mFormat = job.defaultPage();
job.setPageable(this);
if (job.printDialog()) {
job.print();
public void setPageFormat (PageFormat pf) {
mFormat = pf;
public void printStandardComponent (Pageable p) throws PrinterException {
PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
job.setPageable(p);
job.print();
private Dimension getJobSize() {
if (sp != null) {
return sp.getPrintSize();
else {
return c.getSize();
public static Image preview (int width, int height, Printable sp, PageFormat pf, int pageNo) {
BufferedImage im = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
return preview (im, sp, pf, pageNo);
public static Image preview (Image im, Printable sp, PageFormat pf, int pageNo) {
Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) im.getGraphics();
int width = im.getWidth(null);
int height = im.getHeight(null);
g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
double hratio = height / pf.getHeight();
double wratio = width / pf.getWidth();
//g.scale(hratio, wratio);
try {
sp.print(g, pf, pageNo);
catch(PrinterException pe) {
pe.printStackTrace();
g.dispose();
return im;
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return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) gr;
g.drawRect(0, 0, (int)format.getWidth(), (int)format.getHeight());
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int horizontal = getNumHorizontalPages();
int vertical = getNumVerticalPages();
int horizontalOffset = (int) ((pageNo % horizontal) * format.getImageableWidth());
int verticalOffset = (int) ((pageNo / vertical) * format.getImageableHeight());
double ratio = getScreenRatio();
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sp.printerPaint(g);
else {
c.paint(g);
g.translate(horizontal, vertical);
g.scale(ratio, ratio);
else {
double ratio = getScreenRatio();
g.scale(1 / ratio, 1 / ratio);
double xScale = 1.0;
double yScale = 1.0;
double wid;
double ht;
if (sp != null) {
wid = sp.getPrintSize().width;
ht = sp.getPrintSize().height;
else {
wid = c.getWidth();
ht = c.getHeight();
xScale = format.getImageableWidth() / wid;
yScale = format.getImageableHeight() / ht;
if (getMaintainsAspect()) {
xScale = yScale = Math.min(xScale, yScale);
g.scale(xScale, yScale);
if (sp != null) {
sp.printerPaint(g);
else {
c.paint(g);
g.scale(1 / xScale, 1 / yScale);
g.scale(ratio, ratio);
g.translate((int)-format.getImageableX(), (int)-format.getImageableY());
return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
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Dimension size = getJobSize();
int imWidth = (int)mFormat.getImageableWidth();
int pWidth = 1 + (int)(size.width / getScreenRatio() / imWidth) - (imWidth == size.width ? 1 : 0);
return pWidth;
private double getScreenRatio () {
double res = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenResolution();
double ratio = res / 72.0;
return ratio;
public int getNumVerticalPages() {
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int imHeight = (int)mFormat.getImageableHeight();
int pHeight = (int) (1 + (size.height / getScreenRatio() / imHeight)) - (imHeight == size.height ? 1 : 0);
return pHeight;
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if (isPrintScaled()) return 1;
return getNumHorizontalPages() * getNumVerticalPages();
public Printable getPrintable(int i) {
return this;
public PageFormat getPageFormat(int page) {
if (mFormat == null) {
PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
mFormat = job.defaultPage();
return mFormat;
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Hi,
I coded to a bookmark as below in a PDF Using Adobe Acrobat.
this.print({bUI:false, nStart:0, nEnd:1, bSilent: true});
when i click the bookmark the print panel opens with all pages selected. The same working fine with Acrobat 9.0 and other readers. The problem persist only in Acrobat 8.0.
Is it a bug in Acrobat 8.0?You mean, Edit>preferecnces (ctrl+k)
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The printer sometimes prints an initial block of pages, then cuts off. If we then try to print the remaining pages, it starts by printing the whole range again, with the ones we already have, and then still cuts off maybe after having done 2-3 more than the first time round. To print the whole range we've eventually had to print the last pages one at a time.
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Let's reset the printing system, repair disk permissions, re-add the printer using the right driver, and try to scan again.
Reset Printing System
Click the Apple icon ( ), and then click System Preferences.
In the Hardware section, click Print & Fax/Scan. The Print & Fax/Scan dialog box opens.
Right-click (or Ctrl +click) in the left panel, and then click Reset printing system…
Click OK to confirm the reset.
Type the correct Name and Password.
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Repair Disk Permissions
On the Dock, click Applications, and then click Utilities.
Double-click Disk Utility.
Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left (by default this is "Macintosh HD").
Click the Repair Disk Permissions button at the bottom of the window.
Once the repair is complete, restart the computer and add the printer back.
When you add the printer, please ensure you are using the HP driver.
Select Add other Printer or Scanner
Select the printer you are adding and next to 'Use' you can select the printer driver
I look forward to hearing from you. If the issue remains unresolved, I will post instructions to completely scrub the HP software from the computer and start fresh.
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I have an insurance application which has 24 pages numbered 1-6 then restarting 1-18. This is not just the page # at the bottom of the page but the page number that Adobe Free Reader is showing. When on the last page the top of the screen shows [18] 24 of 24.
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Thanks,
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Adobe X Printing page ranges in pdf's with multiple sections
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Please can you help me.
I am exporting a Crystal Report to PDF per customer through vb code.
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Therefore I am trying to print out the crystal report in my VB.NET code by specifying a "Page From" and a "Page To". How can I do this??
For example I want to be able to say Print out pages 1 to 20
Then print out 21 to 40 but the page count in the 2nd report should say (1 to 20)
Thanks
RicDon,
Thanks for your help.
Your solution to resetting page counts in the report might be part of a solution...
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In my VB code, I output the Crystal Report as a PDF file.
However in the example I gave, where the customer has 30 pages, I need to generate 2 PDF files.
The first PDF will be called CUSTXYZ_1.PDF (contains pages 1 to 20).
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I still need to find a way to output one report as 2 PDFs with pages 1 to 20 in the first pdf
followed by 21 to 30 in the 2nd PDF.
Maybe in my vb code i need to find a way to say:
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I am not sure how I can do that...
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How to call/show page(s) from different application
Hi All,
I'm working on couple of applications and some reports (about 30) are used in all applications. I need your advice on doing this efficiently.
Is it possible to
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2) Create a blank page with lists linking to all those reports on the same tab
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Thanks in advance,
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Edited by: ashapatil on Jul 29, 2010 5:41 PMAsha,
you can create links to call pages from other applications without any problem, just take a look at the structure of APEX URL over here: http://www.oracle-and-apex.com/apex-url-format/
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brgds,
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With the print dialog that is displayed when you call:
PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
PageFormat pf = job.pageDialog();you can only print continuouspage ranges (like x to y). We would like to print discontinuous page ranges (like "1;5-6;9").
Is there a built in way to achieve this?
Any help would be appreciated.Hi Stas,
thanks for your reply.
I tried the following code.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.print.attribute.*;
public class PrintDialogExample {
public static void main(String args[]) {
PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
job.setPageable(new Pageable() {
public Printable getPrintable(int pageIndex)
throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {
return new Printable() {
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex)
throws PrinterException {
if (pageIndex > 9) {
return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
g2d.translate(pageFormat.getImageableX(), pageFormat.getImageableY());
g.drawString("Test the print dialog!", 100, 100);
return PAGE_EXISTS;
public PageFormat getPageFormat(int pageIndex)
throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {
return new PageFormat();
public int getNumberOfPages() {
return 10;
PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
PageFormat pf = job.pageDialog(aset);
boolean ok = job.printDialog(aset);
if (ok) {
try {
job.print(aset);
} catch (PrinterException ex) {
}Hope thats what you meant?! Now there is a page dialog and a print dialog, but still no way to print discontinuous page ranges (like "1;5-6;9"). Any ideas?
Regards,
Wost -
Can anyone tell me how I can access the page range values set in the print dialog afetr displaying teh Print dialog to a user?????
Thanks for your answer. I have 2 follow up questions on this then:
1. What function do I call to put it into teh real Printer dialog.
2. How do I disable the other Page Range attribute such as "All", "Select" in the real Print Dialog. -
HP Officejet J4550 All-in-one printer Unable to print pages/photos from system request !
I have an HP Officejet J4550 All-in-one printer that I had set p when I bought my new Acer system with Windows 7 installed and had no problem from the beginning to set-up the installation and have it running as My Default printer and has worked fine up until now ; when all of a sudden the system ;when I go to print a page/photo brings up the set-up - shows the printer as Default and then when I run PRINT...there is No page/photo printed out ? I have tried to run the Diagonistic software and shows the printer as Default and No problems and yet still delivers No Print out ? My system has had All up-dates automatically installed up till this point ...So I not being a Techie ,do not know what or where to look for help to resolve the issue next ? Anyone able to tell me what to look for to do or how to resolve the issue or do I need to just Un-install the printer and Re-set it up again ?? I have tried to look at all places on HP ;but it does not even show my older HP Officejet -J4550 - All-in One Printer ? Just keeps referring to HP Officejet -4550 ? Loooking for any answers ! Thank Yopu ,JS
Hi jspin3,
I'd like to help. For now, I would hold off on the uninstall and reinstall. Can you answer some questions?
Is the printer connected by USB, Ethernet or wireless?
Do you get any error messages?
Does a blank page come out or do no pages come out when you try to print from the computer?
If you put a document face down on the scanner glass, are you able to make a photocopy?
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