Setting Document Information

ComponentOne Reports for WinForms Designer Edition: ComponentOne Reports for WinForms > Printing and Previewing Task-Based Help > Setting Document Information

To set the document information, enter values in the Author, Comment, Company, CreationTime, Creator, Keywords, Manager, Operator, Producer, RevisionTime, Subject, and Title properties either in the designer or in code.

In the Designer

1. In the C1PrintDocument Properties window, locate the DocumentInfo property and expand the property node.

2. Enter values and press ENTER when finished to set the property.

Note: Some properties have built-in editors to help you set the property, such as:

Clicking the ellipsis button next to the Keywords property opens the String Collection Editor, where you can enter keywords for the document.

Clicking the drop-down arrow next to the CreationTime or RevisionTime properties allows you to choose a date.

The default value for the Creator property is ComponentOne Document Engine.

In Code

The following code should be added to the Form_Load event.

To set the Author property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Author = "Jane Doe"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Author = "Jane Doe";

To set the Comment property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Comment = "This is a C1PrintDocument file."

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Comment = "This is a C1PrintDocument file.";

To set the Company property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Company = "ComponentOne"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Company = "ComponentOne";

To set the CreationTime property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.CreationTime = "2/29/08"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.CreationTime = "2/29/08";

To set the Creator property, add the following code. The default value is ComponentOne Document Engine.

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Creator = "C1PrintPreview"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Creator = "C1PrintPreview";

To set the Keywords property, add the following code. Keywords should be separated with a space.

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Keywords = New String() {"C1PrintPreview ComponentOne C1PrintDocument"}

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Keywords = new string() {"C1PrintPreview ComponentOne C1PrintDocument"}

To set the Manager property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Manager = "John Smith"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Manager = "John Smith";

To set the Operator property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Operator = "Joe Brown"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Operator = "Joe Brown";

To set the Producer property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Producer = "ComponentOne Preview for .NET"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Producer = "ComponentOne Preview for .NET";

To set the RevisionTime property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.RevisionTime = "2/29/08"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.RevisionTime = "2/29/08";

To set the Subject property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Subject = "Document Creation"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Subject = "Document Creation";

To set the Title property, add the following code:

• Visual Basic

Me.C1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Title = "Creating Documents with C1PrintPreview"

• C#

this.c1PrintDocument1.DocumentInfo.Title = "Creating Documents with C1PrintPreview";