# Getting error while printing report on button event **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition79\ **Created:** [July 27, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-error-while-printing-report-on-button-event/18997 "2018-07-27T12:40:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sachin.rewale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@sachin.rewale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sachin.rewale)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-error-while-printing-report-on-button-event/18997/1 "2018-07-27T12:40:42Z")
Following code is used on button event. Report viewer is used in popup window. and using print function from report viewer. event.source.parent.getComponent(‘Report Viewer’).print() But getting following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File “event:actionPerformed”, line 1, in java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: 0 or negative value argument caused by IllegalArgumentException: 0 or negative value argument Ignition v7.9.4 (b2017082911) Java: Oracle Corporation 1.8.0\_171 Can anyone help on this… ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-error-while-printing-report-on-button-event/18997/2 "2018-07-27T14:20:32Z")
You’ll need to post the full stack trace, (ideally, wrapped in triple quotes for posting on the forum here) to be able to see what’s going wrong. ```auto ``` error message ```auto ``` ---
**Author:** ![sachin.rewale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@sachin.rewale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sachin.rewale)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-error-while-printing-report-on-button-event/18997/4 "2018-07-30T13:22:39Z")
```auto Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 9, in at javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaPrintableArea.(Unknown Source) at com.inductiveautomation.rm.viewer.RMViewer.print(RMViewer.java:1210) at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.components.ReportViewer.doPrint(ReportViewer.java:1055) at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.components.ReportViewer.print(ReportViewer.java:1040) at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.components.ReportViewer.print(ReportViewer.java:1028) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: 0 or negative value argument at org.python.core.Py.JavaError(Py.java:495) at org.python.core.Py.JavaError(Py.java:488) at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction. __call__ (PyReflectedFunction.java:188) at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction. __call__ (PyReflectedFunction.java:204) at org.python.core.PyObject. __call__ (PyObject.java:387) at org.python.core.PyObject. __call__ (PyObject.java:391) at org.python.core.PyMethod. __call__ (PyMethod.java:109) at org.python.pycode._pyx78.f$0(:9) at org.python.pycode._pyx78.call_function() at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165) at org.python.core.PyCode.call(PyCode.java:18) at org.python.core.Py.runCode(Py.java:1275) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.runCode(ScriptManager.java:657) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.binding.action.ActionAdapter.runActions(ActionAdapter.java:183) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.binding.action.ActionAdapter.invoke(ActionAdapter.java:284) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.binding.action.RelayInvocationHandler.invoke(RelayInvocationHandler.java:55) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy23.actionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: 0 or negative value argument at javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaPrintableArea.(Unknown Source) at com.inductiveautomation.rm.viewer.RMViewer.print(RMViewer.java:1210) at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.components.ReportViewer.doPrint(ReportViewer.java:1055) at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.components.ReportViewer.print(ReportViewer.java:1040) at com.inductiveautomation.reporting.components.ReportViewer.print(ReportViewer.java:1028) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction. __call__ (PyReflectedFunction.java:186) ... 50 more Ignition v7.9.4 (b2017082911) Java: Oracle Corporation 1.8.0_171 ``` ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-error-while-printing-report-on-button-event/18997/5 "2018-07-30T15:27:14Z")
Did you set the report’s margins to 0? Try a very small value rather than 0.