Webbrowser control print preview not working for background color

Shukra

Hi, In c# i generated HTML report (colored). I am using Webbrowser control. I need to print it. But unfortunately i cannot print the color (background color). why? A sample report is as below.

</head>

<tr>

<td align=center class=title style='border:2px solid red;'>110P-1 PRODUCTION SCHEDULE</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<td colspan=3 align=right>&nbsp; <b>TOTALS:</b> </td>

<td align=center ><b>22160.00</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>15828.57</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>18000.09</b></td>

<td align=center><b>2971.36</b></td>

<td align=center><b>33</b></td>

<td >&nbsp;</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align=center ><b>DEL.DATE</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>COLOUR</b></td>

<td align=center><b>ADDRESS</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>L/M</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>HOURS@1.4m</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>COMPLETE</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>REMAIN HOURS</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>PACKS</b></td>

<td align=center ><b>STATUS</b></td>

</td>

<tr><td align=center > 20/11/2009</td>
<td align=center style='background-color:#FF8C00;'> </td>
<td align=center > Hamilton Iland</td>
<td align=center > 20310.00</td>
<td align=center > 14507.14</td>
<td align=center> 18000.09</td>
<td align=center > 1649.94</td>
<td align=center > 33</td>
<td align=center > </td></tr>

<tr><td align=center > 16/11/2009</td>
<td align=center style='background-color:#14A0E6;'> </td>
<td align=center > Bankstown</td>
<td align=center > 1250.00</td>
<td align=center > 892.86</td>
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Dave Kreskowiak

Because it follows the settings for Internet Explorer, which, by default, doesn't print the background at all.

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RaviBee

To follow up on Dave's response, you don't need to use a WebBrowserControl to print your document. Simply save the HTML to a temporary file and do the .NET equivalent of ShellExecute (..., "print", ...) to print it. The .NET equivalent is Process.Start(). /ravi

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Shukra

Thanks Ravi, Will you pls tell me if. Is there any way to change IE printer settings from c# code? 1.I want to dynamically set page orientation to "Landscape" or "Portrait" 2.I want to remove the header or footer. (I can change the values from registry, but don't know how to disable it?) Thanks again, Shukra

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