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Asked: 2026-05-29T22:23:26+00:00

I am developing a windows application using vb.net, I have a simple html page

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I am developing a windows application using vb.net, I have a simple html page with place holders in it, I load the page into a stream reader, replace the place holders and then I need to print the html content, anybody have any idea how to print the html content as html and not source.
P.S. code in vb.bet or c# is ok.
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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use the WebBrowser control to do so. It will allow you to show HTML inside your WinForms.

    The DocumentText proprety will allow you to set a String that represent the HTML you want to show.

    For example:

    webBrowser.DocumentText = "<html><body><p>I like StackOverflow</p><body></html>";

    Afterward if you want to print the page, you’ll have to wait until the Document is completed and call the Print method of the WebBrowser. MSDN shows an easy way to do it:

    private void PrintHelpPage()
{
    // Create a WebBrowser instance. 
    WebBrowser webBrowserForPrinting = new WebBrowser();

    // Add an event handler that prints the document after it loads.
    webBrowserForPrinting.DocumentCompleted +=
        new WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventHandler(PrintDocument);

    // Set the Url property to load the document.
    webBrowserForPrinting.Url = new Uri(@"\\myshare\help.html");
}

private void PrintDocument(object sender,
    WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    // Print the document now that it is fully loaded.
    ((WebBrowser)sender).Print();

    // Dispose the WebBrowser now that the task is complete. 
    ((WebBrowser)sender).Dispose();
}

    You should also consider trying to use the method PrintDialog to make sure the issue is not your printing configuration.

    Here is the link to MSDN:
    Print with a WebBrowser control on MSDN

    Possible duplicate:
    Printing WebBrowser control content

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