Best way to print a paper form ?

[Rodo]

Hi all,

We have a "testing report" form at work that we fill with data (typing for
now). The form has a table, other lines and a company logo. I can make a
windows form that will get the data from the user (although eventually it
will need to be read from a serial port) and generate a print preview of the
form but I don't know how to display just the printed form (and data) and
not the rest of the entry fields or the "print" and "exit" buttons. The data
needs to be saved to a text file as well after printing. I tried a windows
form to get the data and call another form to print but I always have the
print button show up in the printed form.

What's a better way to do something like this ?

Thanks

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

For a win app I always use Crystal Reports. The version shipped with VS is
good enought for most of the tasks at hand.

 

[Rodo]

I'm not sure if I follow .... so create the "testing report" template in
crystal report and have the window form (C#) fill the cells and then print
it ? What if I wanted to preview it or print preview it ?

Thanks