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Scale / Resize Graphics While Printing


Visual Basic 6, or VB Classic

To print images stored in any random sizes within the specified Height and Width.
Without selecting and applying the proper "ScaleFactor" the images tend to get distorted - squashed or stretched - when they are resized to be printed on the form, picture box or the printer object.
The code below will ensure that the image is not distorted nor croped at the time of printing.

Original Author: Gajendra S. Dhir

Code

Step 1: Initialize and Get the Image


Dim Photo as StdPicture

Set Photo = LoadPicture("Photo.jpg")


Step 2: Set Output Size


MaxHeight = 1400         '1.00 inch

MaxWidth = 1050          '0.75 inch


Step 3: Determine the Scale Factor


'The dimensions of the image file

picHeight = Photo.Height

picWidth = Photo.Width



If picHeight > picWidth Then

  'if height is more than width

  'get Scale factor based on height

  sFactor = MaxHeight / picHeight      

Else

  'if height is less than width

  'get Scale factor based on height

  sFactor = MaxWidth / picWidth

End If


Step 4: The final paint command


printer.PaintPicture Photo, StartLeft, StartTop, picWidth * sFactor, picHeight * sFactor


Replace the printer with the name of the form or picture box are required if you want to display the image on the screen.

Here's the complete code.


Dim Photo as StdPicture

Set Photo = LoadPicture("Photo.jpg")

picHeight = Photo.Height

picWidth = Photo.Width

If picHeight > picWidth Then

  'if height is more than width

  'get Scale factor based on height

  sFactor = MaxHeight / picHeight      

Else

  'if height is less than width

  'get Scale factor based on height

  sFactor = MaxWidth / picWidth

End If

Printer.PaintPicture Photo, StartLeft, StartTop, picWidth * sFactor, picHeight * sFactor


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Posted: 2002-06-01
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