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valid file name with full pathname

valid path for the temporary files ending with a backslash "\".

Window handle of the calling program

Value Meaning

LL_PRVOPT_PRN_USEDEFAULT

preview uses the system's default printer

LL_PRVOPT_PRN_ASKPRINTE

RIFNEEDED

if the printer that is stored in the preview file (that is the printer that has been used for the preview print process) is not found in the current computer's printers, a printer dialog is shown so that the user can select the printer.

LL_PRVOPT_PRN_ASKPRINTERALWAYS

a printer dialog will allow the user to choose his default printer for the preview.

reserved, set to null or "".



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    LlPreviewDisplayEx Method
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    Starts the real data preview. Additional options can define the behavior.

    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    
    Public Sub LlPreviewDisplayEx( _
       ByVal projectFile As String, _
       ByVal path As String, _
       ByVal windowHandle As IntPtr, _
       ByVal nOptions As Integer, _
       ByVal pOptions As IntPtr _
    ) 
    public void LlPreviewDisplayEx( 
       string projectFile,
       string path,
       IntPtr windowHandle,
       int nOptions,
       IntPtr pOptions
    )
    public:
    void LlPreviewDisplayEx( 
       String^ projectFile,
       String^ path,
       IntPtr windowHandle,
       int nOptions,
       IntPtr pOptions
    ) 

    Parameters

    projectFile

    valid file name with full pathname

    path

    valid path for the temporary files ending with a backslash "\".

    windowHandle

    Window handle of the calling program

    nOptions
    Value Meaning

    LL_PRVOPT_PRN_USEDEFAULT

    preview uses the system's default printer

    LL_PRVOPT_PRN_ASKPRINTE

    RIFNEEDED

    if the printer that is stored in the preview file (that is the printer that has been used for the preview print process) is not found in the current computer's printers, a printer dialog is shown so that the user can select the printer.

    LL_PRVOPT_PRN_ASKPRINTERALWAYS

    a printer dialog will allow the user to choose his default printer for the preview.

    pOptions

    reserved, set to null or "".

    Remarks

    The real data preview is a window that can be started independent of the designer. If shows the data printed by the preview print process. If lpszPath is empty, the path of the project file is used.

    Requirements

    Platforms: Windows 10 (Version 21H2 - 23H2), Windows 11 (21H2 - 22H2), Windows Server 2016 - 2022
    .NET: .NET Framework 4.8, .NET 6, .NET 7, .NET 8

    See Also