How to print a bean?

Classic Servoy
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I have a bean that I use in my Servoy solution. When I want to print the form which contains the bean (I use the “controller.showPrintPreview” method), the bean does not get printed. Only a gray rectangle appears in the place where the bean should be.

Anyone encountered this behavior? Did you find a solution to it?

Thank you,
Gabriel.

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You can take a snapshot, of the bean,with this function:

//Creates a (thumbnail) image from the given image/bean/form_element that fits in the given size
var thumbnail = application.createJPGImage(imageDataProvider,80,80);
plugins.file.writeFile("c:/temp/thumb.jpg", thumbnail)//Creates a (thumbnail) image from bean or other form element that fits in the given sizevar other_thumbnail = application.createJPGImage(forms.companyReports.elements.employeesChart,forms.companyReports.elements.employeesChart.getWidth(),forms.companyReports.elements.employeesChart.getHeight());

Than you can show/print that image, anywhere you want!
Hope this helps

3

Yes. Brilliant solution! Thank you very much!

Gabriel.