# C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.OnDocumentStarting

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<h1 id="C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_OnDocumentStarting_" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.OnDocumentStarting*">OnDocumentStarting Method
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<h4 id="C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_OnDocumentStarting" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.OnDocumentStarting">OnDocumentStarting()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Called when the document is starting to generate.
Raises the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.DocumentStarting.html">DocumentStarting</a> event.
The <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.BusyState.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_BusyState">BusyState</a> property is set to <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.BusyStateEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_BusyStateEnum_Generating">Generating</a>
after this method returns.
See remarks for more details.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected virtual void OnDocumentStarting()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overridable Sub OnDocumentStarting()</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_OnDocumentStarting_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The following order is observed before and after the document generation:</p>
<ol><li><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.OnDocumentStarting.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_OnDocumentStarting">OnDocumentStarting()</a></span>Raises the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.DocumentStarting.html">DocumentStarting</a> event.</li><li><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.BusyState.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_BusyState">BusyState</a> = <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.BusyStateEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_BusyStateEnum_Generating">Generating</a></span><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.BusyState.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_BusyState">BusyState</a> changed to <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.BusyStateEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_BusyStateEnum_Generating">Generating</a>.</li><li><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.ExecuteDocumentStartingScript.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_ExecuteDocumentStartingScript">ExecuteDocumentStartingScript()</a></span>Executes the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.DocumentStartingScript.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_DocumentStartingScript">DocumentStartingScript</a> script.</li><li>
        ... document's generation ...
    </li><li><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.ExecuteDocumentEndedScript.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_ExecuteDocumentEndedScript">ExecuteDocumentEndedScript()</a></span>Executes the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.DocumentEndedScript.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_DocumentEndedScript">DocumentEndedScript</a> script.</li><li><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.BusyState.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_BusyState">BusyState</a> = <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.BusyStateEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_BusyStateEnum_Ready">Ready</a></span><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.BusyState.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_BusyState">BusyState</a> changed to <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.BusyStateEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_BusyStateEnum_Ready">Ready</a>.</li><li><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.OnDocumentEnded.html#C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_OnDocumentEnded">OnDocumentEnded()</a></span>Raises the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.DocumentEnded.html">DocumentEnded</a> event.</li></ol>
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