How can I print text fields at the right coordinates?
- by Milad
I don't have any background in programming and this is my first shot. I wrote a Delphi program that is supposed to print on a result sheet. I work in an institute and we have to establish hundreds of result sheets every 2 months. It's really difficult to do that and different handwriting is also an important issue. I have this code:
if PrintDialog.Execute() then
begin
with MyPrinter do
begin
MyPrinter.BeginDoc();//Start Printing
//Prints First Name
MyPrinter.Canvas.TextOut(FirstNameX,FirstNameY,EditFirstName.Text);
//Prints Last Name
MyPrinter.Canvas.TextOut(LastNameX,LastNameY,EditLastName.Text);
//Prints Level
MyPrinter.Canvas.TextOut(LevelX,LevelY,EditLevel.Text);
//Prints Date
MyPrinter.Canvas.TextOut(DateX,DateY,MEditDate.Text);
//Prints Student Number
MyPrinter.Canvas.TextOut(StdNumX,StdNumY,EditStdnumber.Text);
....
MyPrinter.EndDoc();//End Printing
end;
end;
I can't get the right coordinates to print properly. Am I missing something? How can I set the right coordinates? You know TPrinter uses pixels to get the coordinates but papers are measured in inches or centimeters.
I'm really confused. I appreciate any help.
