How can I hide the Parameters panel on a print preview control/window?

Hi Mike,
Actually, it should be enough to set the XtraReport.RequestParameters property to false to hide the parameters panel.
However, you can also set the Visible property for each of the parameters to false.
If it does not help, please provide us with a sample, illustrating your issue.
We will examine it and do our best to help you.
Thanks,
Andrew

Hi,
That didn't work. I have attached a screen shot of what I am seeing.
This is the code I am using :-
rep.RequestParameters = false;
rep.Parameters["Supplier"].Value = entry;
rep.Parameters["Supplier"].Visible = false;
rep.Parameters["AccountHandlerCopy"].Value = false;
rep.Parameters["AccountHandlerCopy"].Visible = false;
I am using my own print preview form. Is there a setting in there that I can use to hide the panel?
Regards
Mike

Mike,
Thank you for the feedback.
Could you please provide us with a sample, illustrating the issue?
We will examine it and do our best to help you fix the problem.
Thanks,
Andrew

Sorry for the delay.
OK, I have attached a test app which demonstrates 2 problems.

1. If you run the app as is, it still asks for parameters but doesn't show the 2 reports pages in the preview.
2. If you unrem the .ShowPreviewDialog() call, it behaves as expected but I need my own print preview form.
   What am I doing wrong?
   Regards

Hi Mike,
Thank you for posting your example. I see the problem. Actually, it is not quite correct to use an empty XtraReport document as a container for document pages generated by other report(s). Please check the updated Form1_Load event source code:

C#
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)  
{  

    // create some test data.  
    Test ds = new Test();  
    Test.TESTDataTable tbl = ds.TEST;  
    Test.TESTRow row = tbl.NewTESTRow();  
    row.BeginEdit();  
    row.SUPPLIER = "SUPPLIER 1";  
    row.EndEdit();  
    tbl.AddTESTRow(row);  

    row = tbl.NewTESTRow();  
    row.BeginEdit();  
    row.SUPPLIER = "SUPPLIER 2";  
    row.EndEdit();  
    tbl.AddTESTRow(row);  


    PrintingSystem mergedPS = new PrintingSystem();  
    printControl1.PrintingSystem = mergedPS;  


    using (XtraReport1 r1 = new XtraReport1())  
    {  
        r1.DataSource = ds;  

        r1.RequestParameters = false;  
        r1.Parameters["Supplier"].Value = "SUPPLIER 1";  
        r1.CreateDocument();  
        mergedPS.Pages.AddRange(r1.Pages);  
    }  

    using (XtraReport1 r1 = new XtraReport1())  
    {  
        r1.DataSource = ds;  

        r1.RequestParameters = false;  
        r1.Parameters["Supplier"].Value = "SUPPLIER 2";  
        r1.CreateDocument();  
        mergedPS.Pages.AddRange(r1.Pages);  
    }  


}  

Thanks,
Alex

Hi Alex,
That code helped me understand what I was doing wrong.
Also, the original problem I had was because I was disposing the report after adding it's pages to the original report.
This seemed to cause the original parameter problem.

Hi Alex,
I have only just noticed that if I load a layout into the reports, it doesn't appear in the document.
I understand that this is because the layout isn't loaded in the mergedPS object i.e. only the reports pages are added, but there doesn't appear to be a LoadLayout method for the mergedPS (PrintingSystem) object.
Is there anyway to get the layout loaded so that it displays correctly?
Regards

This is aimed at your sample above.

Hi Mike,
If you need to save the merged document to a file (for the future use), please use the PrintingSystem.SaveDocument method for this purpose.
See: XtraReports > Examples > How to: Save and Restore a Report Document from a File.
Thanks,
Alex

OK, tracked the problem down some more.
The layout does load into the reports that get put onto the mergedPS object.
i.e.
                r1.LoadLayout("file");
but, the layout has a watermark on it (it is an invoice layout so it shows an invoice in the background).
is there any reason why it doesn't load the watermark?
Regards

To clarify,
the layout loads correctly i.e. if I move textboxes around they show on the preview correctly, but the water mark background doesn't show up.
Regards

Hi Mike,
Thank you for the update. You might need to assign the Watermark to the required page(s) manually. Please review the following thread for a solution: Watermark in merge report.
Let me know if you need further assistance here.
Thanks,
Alex