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Contents 1 How To Use the VPE Control 1 1.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................1 1.2 VPE .NET Control..........................................................................................................................2 1.2.1 Class Names and Namespaces ................................................................................................3 1.2.2 Exceptions .............................................................................................................................4 1.2.3 Understanding the Data Types and Declarations......................................................................4 1.2.4 Visual Basic .NET..................................................................................................................5 1.2.5 C# 7 1.3 VPE Java Control ...........................................................................................................................8 1.3.1 Exceptions ...........................................................................................................................10 1.3.2 Understanding the Data Types and Declarations....................................................................10 1.4 VPE ActiveX................................................................................................................................13 1.4.1 Where are the constants like 'VORIENT_PORTRAIT' defined? ............................................14 1.4.2 Important Note for Users of Visual Basic..............................................................................14 1.4.3 Understanding the Data Types and Declarations (Visual Basic).............................................14 1.4.4 Exceptions ...........................................................................................................................16 1.4.5 Live Demo on our Websites..................................................................................................17 1.4.6 CreateObject Call.................................................................................................................18 1.4.7 Early Binding.......................................................................................................................18 1.4.8 Visual FoxPro Note..............................................................................................................18 1.4.9 MFC: Using the VPE ActiveX with the MFC without placing it in a Dialog Resource ...........19 1.4.10 Using the VPE ActiveX in a CFormView derived class.......................................................19 1.5 VPE VCL.....................................................................................................................................20 1.5.1 Understanding the Data Types and Declarations (Delphi)......................................................21 1.5.2 Exceptions ...........................................................................................................................22 2 Events Generated by the VPE - .NET Control 25 2.1 Events Generated by VPE - .NET Control.....................................................................................25 2.2 AfterDestroyWindow Event - .NET ..............................................................................................26 2.3 Closing Event - .NET ...................................................................................................................27 2.4 AfterCloseWindow Event - .NET..................................................................................................28 2.5 BeforeOpenFile Event - .NET.......................................................................................................29 2.6 AfterOpenFile Event - .NET .........................................................................................................30 2.7 BeforeSaveFile Event - .NET........................................................................................................31 2.8 AfterSaveFile Event - NET...........................................................................................................32 2.9 HelpRequested Event - .NET ........................................................................................................33 2.10 AfterAutoPageBreak Event - .NET .............................................................................................34 2.11 RequestPrint Event - .NET..........................................................................................................36 2.12 BeforePrintNewPage Event - .NET .............................................................................................38 2.13 PrintDevData Event - .NET.........................................................................................................40 2.14 BeforeMail Event - .NET............................................................................................................41 2.15 AfterMail Event - .NET ..............................................................................................................42 2.16 ObjectClicked Event - .NET .......................................................................................................43 2.17 UDOPaint Event - .NET .............................................................................................................44 2.18 AfterControlEnter - .NET ...........................................................................................................45 2.19 RequestControlExit - .NET .........................................................................................................46 2.20 AfterControlExit - .NET .............................................................................................................47 2.21 AfterControlChange - .NET........................................................................................................48 2.22 AfterFieldChange - .NET............................................................................................................49 3 Events Generated by the VPE - Java Control 51 3.1 Events Generated by VPE - Java Control ......................................................................................51 3.2 AfterDestroyWindow Event - Java................................................................................................54 3.3 Closing Event - Java .....................................................................................................................55 3.4 AfterCloseWindow Event - Java ...................................................................................................56 3.5 BeforeOpenFile Event - Java ........................................................................................................57 3.6 AfterOpenFile Event - Java...........................................................................................................58 3.7 BeforeSaveFile Event - Java .........................................................................................................59 3.8 AfterSaveFile Event - NET...........................................................................................................60 3.9 HelpRequested Event - Java..........................................................................................................61 3.10 AfterAutoPageBreak Event - Java...............................................................................................62 3.11 RequestPrint Event - Java ...........................................................................................................64 3.12 BeforePrintNewPage Event - Java...............................................................................................66 3.13 PrintDevData Event - Java ..........................................................................................................69