Print Management Dialog X++

Sometimes you might need to open up print dialog using X++ code to let user choose what print medium to be used for printing.

This post shows a code sample where sales invoice report is printed using X++ code but before printing Print Management dialog is prompted to choose destination for print as shown below.

Sample code

Args                args;

ReportRun           rr;

Report              rb;

PrintJobSettings    pjs;

CustInvoiceJour     record;

;

select record where record.RecId == 5637175089;

args = new Args("SalesInvoice");

args.record(record);

args.parmEnum(PrintCopyOriginal::OriginalPrint);

// Set report run properties

rr = new ReportRun(args,'');

rr.suppressReportIsEmptyMessage(true);

rr.query().interactive(false);

// set report properties

rb = rr.report();

rb.interactive(true);

// set print job settings

pjs = rr.printJobSettings();

pjs.fileName(strfmt("C:\\%1.pdf", record.SalesId));

pjs.fitToPage(true);

// break the report info pages using the height of the current printer's paper

pjs.virtualPageHeight(-1);

// force PDF printing

pjs.format(PrintFormat::PDF);

pjs.setTarget(PrintMedium::Mail);

pjs.viewerType(ReportOutputUserType::PDF);

// lock the print job settings so can't be changed

// X++ code int the report may try to change the destination

// to the screen for example but this does not make

// sense when running a report here

pjs.lockDestinationProperties(true);

// Initialize the report

rr.init();

if (rr.prompt())

{

    rr.run();

}