In lstresult i put in the item name. in lstresult2 i put in the the numerical value for that item. i included a picture to show what i mean. I want to alphabetize lstResult but i want the value in lstResult2 to stay with the value. A better example is included in the picture.

Also how do you print lstResult and lstResult2 side by side like i have it in the picture i already put in the code for lstResult but i dont know how to get lstresult 2 to appear next to it. This is the code i have for that so far:

private int nextItem = 0;


         private void docPrint_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
         {
             float linesPerPage = 0;
             float yPos = 0;
             float xPos = 0;
             int count = 0;
             float leftMargin = e.MarginBounds.Left;
             float topMargin = e.MarginBounds.Top;
             string line = null;
             m_objFont = new Font("Arial", 12);


             // Calculate the number of lines per page.
             linesPerPage = e.MarginBounds.Height /
             m_objFont.GetHeight(e.Graphics);

             // Print each line of the file.
             foreach (Control objControl in this.Controls)
             {
                 if (objControl.GetType().Name != "Button" && objControl.GetType().Name != "MenuStrip" && objControl.Name != "lblItemName" && objControl.Name != "lblItemValue" )
                 {
                     line = objControl.Text;

                     switch (objControl.Name)
                     {
                         case "lblSum":
                             e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, lblSum.Location.X + leftMargin, lblSum.Location.Y + topMargin - 4, lblSum.Width, lblSum.Height);
                             m_objFont = objControl.Font;
                             break;

                         default:
                             m_objFont = objControl.Font;
                             m_objFont = new Font("Arial", 12);
                             break;

                     }
                     xPos = leftMargin + objControl.Location.X;
                     yPos = topMargin + objControl.Location.Y;
                     e.Graphics.DrawString(line, m_objFont, Brushes.Black, xPos, yPos);
                 }
             }
                             
             

                     while (count < linesPerPage && nextItem < lstResult.Items.Count)
                     {
                         m_objFont = new Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Underline);
                         yPos = topMargin + 195 + (count *
                         m_objFont.GetHeight(e.Graphics));
                         line = lstResult.Items[nextItem].ToString();
                         e.Graphics.DrawString(line, m_objFont, Brushes.Black,
                         leftMargin, yPos, new StringFormat());
                         count++;
                         nextItem++;
                     }
                     // If more lines exist, print another page.
                     if (nextItem < lstResult.Items.Count - 1)
                         e.HasMorePages = true;
                     else
                     {
                         e.HasMorePages = false;
                         nextItem = 0;
                     }
                 }
         
         
     

                         
                     
                 



             
             
         
         private void mnuFilePrint_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             PrintDocument docPrint = new PrintDocument();
             docPrint.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(docPrint_PrintPage);

             if (PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters.Count == 0)
             {
                 ErrorMessage();
                 return;
             }
             docPrint.Print();
         }

         private void mnuFilePrintPreview_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             PrintDocument docPrint = new PrintDocument();

             docPrint.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(docPrint_PrintPage);
             if (PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters.Count == 0)
             {
                 ErrorMessage();
                 return;
             }
             objPreview.Document = docPrint;
             objPreview.ShowDialog();
         }
         void ErrorMessage()
         {
             MessageBox.Show("No printers istalled. You must" + "have a printer installed to preview or print" + "the document.", "Print Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
         }

Any help would be appreciated to either or both of the questions. Thank You!

Ok i was able to get it to print both list boxes. Now my quesiton is how do i Left Align the numbers on the printed page like i have in the program?

Also how do i sort both listboxes together?

Use string.Format method.

for(int i=9;i<=12;i++)
     string str=string.Format("{0,-20}{1,20}", i, i*i);

im sorry but i dont understand what you mean.

i want to sort it alphabetically but i want to keep the value with the name. Like the example in the picture. I have Galaxolide in lstResult and the value 250 that goes with Galaxolide in lstResult2. If this cant be done, how do i fix the code to combine it into a single listbox with two columns. I would prefer the two listboxes like i have now but if it cant be done it can be put in a single listbox with two columns also.

thanks for the reply but i tried that method already. it wasnt really what i was looking for,

Could you please elaborate on what it really is you are looking for?

>I want to alphabetize lstResult but i want the value in lstResult2 to stay with the value.

object  tmp = "";
            for (int i = 0; i < listBox1.Items.Count - 1; i++)
            {
                for (int j = i + 1; j < listBox1.Items.Count; j++)
                {
                    if( string.Compare(listBox1.Items[i].ToString(), listBox1.Items[j].ToString())>0)
                    {
                        tmp = listBox1.Items[i];
                        listBox1.Items[i] = listBox1.Items[j];
                        listBox1.Items[j] = tmp;

                        tmp = listBox2.Items[i];
                        listBox2.Items[i] = listBox2.Items[j];
                        listBox2.Items[j] = tmp;
                    }

                }
            }
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Thanks So Much!!!

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