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qPrinter2 Documentation
Page: 17 Feb 2005
 
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Introduction

The qPrinter² ActiveX DLL has the following class objects.  Use the Detail Links to access the documentation for each Object.

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qcPrinter
Description The main Class object in qPrinter².  All properties and methods are accessed through this object.
Details qPrinter2:qcPrinter
qcDocument
Description The qcDocument class holds all the information about the Document.  The object can be accessed through the qcPrinter.Document property.  The  Document holds collections of Templates, FormatBlocks, TextBlocks and Images.
Details qPrinter2:qcDocument
qcFormatBlock
Description The qcFormatBlock holds formatting and text information to be printed.  The styles for the FormatBlock apply to all the Text held by it.  Templates are FormatBlocks without Text.  These can then be used by TextBlocks (qcTextBlock) to add/edit smaller items that use the Template for their Formatting options.
Details qPrinter2:qcFormatBlock
qcTextBlock
Description The qcTextBlock object is a cut down FormatBlock and uses Templates for formatting options.  These are useful for Table/Column based documents where the Template holds the positioning information.
Details qPrinter2:qcTextBlock
qcImage
Description Used to hold information about Images in the Document.  The Image can have similar formatting options to the FormatBlock including positioning, Alignment and Border properties.
Details qPrinter2:qcImage
qcImageBank
Description The qcImageBank Class is used to hold a collection of Images that are used by the Document.  It is useful for holding Images that are repeated in the Document, ensuring they are stored only once.
Details qPrinter2:qcImageBank

qPrinter² Articles

Document Construction and Layout
Description The article describes how Documents are laid out on a page and details using the Vertical alignment properties to create Columns and Tables in Documents.
Details Document Layout
Invoice Example
Description Code example demonstrating a number of new qPrinter² Methods and Properties to create a simple Invoice.
Details Invoice Example
Inline Styles and Variable Text
Description Details the inline styles that can be used in qPrinter² and Variables that can be inserted into the text as it is Previewed/Printed e.g. Page Number and Page Total.
Details Variable Text

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