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Gunjan

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:10 PM

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Hi,

I am trying to print the byte array which I am receiving from reporting service's render method.
I have used PrintDocument class in my CLR stored proc. I have also addded the system.drawing assembly. here is my code

PrintDocument printDoc = new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument();

public String PrintImage(string printerDestination, byte[] image)
{
try
{

string status = "";
_documentToPrint = image;

printDoc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = @"\\printserver\HR Canon iR5070"; //printerDestination;

//PrintingPermission b = new PrintingPermission(PrintingPermissionLevel.DefaultPrinting);

strErrMsg = "Setting Print Controller->";
PrintController standard = new StandardPrintController();
printDoc.PrintController = standard;
//wire event
//printDoc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(this.printDoc_PrintPage);
printDoc.PrintPage+=new PrintPageEventHandler(printDoc_PrintPage);
strErrMsg = strErrMsg + "Calling Print Method | " + printDoc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName + "|";

printDoc.Print();
//status = "File Printed";
return strErrMsg;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_documentToPrintCurrentPage = 0;
// strErrMsg = strErrMsg + ex.Message;
strErrMsg = strErrMsg + ex.Message + "->" + ex.InnerException.Message + "->" + _documentToPrint.Length.ToString() + "-> Print Image Method";
//status = strErrMsg;
// strErrMsg = "";

}
}

private void printDoc_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
strErrMsg = strErrMsg + "inside printDoc_PrintPage | ";
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(_documentToPrint);
strErrMsg += "--lenght:" + ms.Length.ToString() +".";
Bitmap bm = (Bitmap)Bitmap.FromStream(ms); // Throwing an exception at this line
Graphics g = e.Graphics;

try
{
int pagesFound = bm.GetFrameCount(FrameDimension.Page);

if (pagesFound > 0)
{
bm.SelectActiveFrame(FrameDimension.Page, _documentToPrintCurrentPage);
_documentToPrintCurrentPage++;
if (_documentToPrintCurrentPage >= pagesFound)
{
e.HasMorePages = false;
_documentToPrintCurrentPage = 0;
}
else
e.HasMorePages = true;

g.DrawImageUnscaled(bm, 0, 0);
}

}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_documentToPrintCurrentPage = 0;
throw ex;
}
}

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Thanks.

Gunjan.

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GilaMonster

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:18 PM

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Um..

The CLR proc runs on the server, within the database server. Where do you think it's going to print to?

What exception is it throwing?

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Gunjan

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:21 PM

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It should print it to network printer.
and the exception is

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
System.NullReferenceException:at StoredProcedures.BRCOffer_Process(String DataBaseName)
.

Thanks.

Gunjan.

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Jonathan Kehayias

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:33 PM

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You are the 3rd person to try this, and it is not possible to do. This is akin to trying to use a MessageBox.Show() in a clr routine in SQL. This is application code and SQLCLR exists only to extend existing functionality. This is why the approved classes for SAFE assemblies is limited. Just because you can load the assembly doesn't guarantee it will execute.

Move this outside of SQL server where it belongs.

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RBarryYoung

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:39 PM

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I believe that you have to explicitly catalogue System.Drawing.dll as UNSAFE in order to get it into SQL.

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RBarryYoung

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:43 PM

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Jonathan: which is the part that cannot be done? Just the Bitmap stuff or do you mean anything from System.Drawing.dll?

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Gunjan

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:46 PM

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I have already done that.

Same error

Thanks.

Gunjan.

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Gunjan

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:47 PM

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I am only trying to print it out.

and this line throwing an exception

Bitmap bm = (Bitmap)Bitmap.FromStream(ms);

Thanks.

Gunjan.

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Jonathan Kehayias

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:05 PM

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I am not in a position to check immediately but I would venture a guess that the HPA's on the Assembly may preclude it from use in SQL completely. At best ( or worst depending on which side of the SQLCLR fence you sit on) you will only be able to use part of the classes in the Assembly.

SQL Server is a database server, not an application, image processing, or print server. If it does have to do with validating/manipulating/reading/updating data it has no business in SQL server. You just can't convince .NET developers of this for some reason. Is there a DBA anywhere involved with this project/development?

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Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:41 PM

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Jonathan Kehayias (2/3/2009)

If it does not have to do with validating/manipulating/reading/updating data it has no business in SQL server.

I think you left a not out of that statement

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