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I've created a Rich Edit control (1.0) from MFC as below:

m_hRichEditWnd = ::CreateWindow(_T("RichEdit"), csWindowName, ES_MULTILINE|ES_READONLY, 0, 0, 200, 200, NULL, 0, 0, 0);

I've read text into that control from a file. The file is a multipage .txt document with ascii control characters for page breaks. When I print from the Rich Edit control, I do not get the page breaks. They are printed out as characters. Is there any way to get those page breaks?

I'm printing out from the control using methods similar to those described here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb787875(v=vs.85).aspx

Nimantha
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Dan G
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  • Set a breakpoint on the EndPage() call for a basic diagnostic. – Hans Passant Nov 10 '11 at 15:44
  • Yeah the endpage gets called. And I can force page breaks in the output by putting extra StartPage() EndPage(). It just won't be in the right places - ie not where the ascii page break characters are. I have started to think I may need to look at these printing calls, not the Edit ctrl as well – Dan G Nov 10 '11 at 16:31

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So something I left out was that I wasn't actually printing out to a physical printer but to a .ps file. That .ps file was then getting converted by ghost script to a pdf which did not register the page breaks. I believe this is due to the fact that the edit control does not actually SHOW page breaks inside it - and the way the print command works is almost like a graphic blit to a print device. The page break isn't "on screen" so it doesn't make it to the .ps file. That's a theory.

The only solution I found was to parse the information going into the CRichEditControl for form feed characters. Load up all characters up to the form feed character, print that to the file, then use the EndPage() function to manually force the form feed. Continue on in that way until there are not more form feed characters. Then make sure you print out any remaining characters after the last form feed.

Dan G
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  • so you get jack shit for answering your own questions? This site has been pretty disapointing for actually finding answers to my questions. I've answered all my own questions pretty much. Either I'm a piss poor question asker or I'm the only one working in the areas I have questions in. Getting old I guess. – Dan G Nov 12 '11 at 04:19