The following code shows the multipage print application file:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<!-- printing\MultiPagePrint.mxml --> 
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
    xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
    xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" 
    initialize="initData();"> 
 
    <fx:Script> 
    <![CDATA[ 
        import mx.printing.*; 
        import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; 
        // Import the MXML custom print view control. 
        import myComponents.FormPrintView; 
 
        // Declare variables and initialize simple variables. 
        // The dgProvider ArrayCollection is the DataGrid data provider. 
        // It must be bindable because you change its contents dynamically. 
        [Bindable] 
        public var dgProvider:ArrayCollection; 
        public var footerHeight:Number = 20; 
        public var prodIndex:Number; 
        public var prodTotal:Number = 0; 
        
        // Data initialization, called when the application initializes. 
        public function initData():void { 
            // Create the data provider for the DataGrid control. 
            dgProvider = new ArrayCollection; 
        } 
        
        // Fill the dgProvider ArrayCollection with the specified items. 
        public function setdgProvider(items:int):void { 
            // First initialize the index and clear any existing data. 
            prodIndex=1; 
            dgProvider.removeAll(); 
            
            // Fill the ArrayCollection, and calculate a product total. 
            // For simplicity, it increases the Index field value by 
            // 1, and the Qty field by 7 for each item. 
            for (var z:int=0; z<items; z++) 
            { 
                var prod1:Object = {}; 
                prod1.Qty = prodIndex * 7; 
                prod1.Index = prodIndex++; 
                prodTotal += prod1.Qty; 
                dgProvider.addItem(prod1); 
            } 
        } 
 
        // The function to print the output. 
        public function doPrint():void { 
            // Create a FlexPrintJob instance. 
            var printJob:FlexPrintJob = new FlexPrintJob(); 
            
            // Start the print job. 
            if (printJob.start()) { 
                // Create a FormPrintView control 
                // as a child of the application. 
                var thePrintView:FormPrintView = new FormPrintView(); 
                addElement(thePrintView); 
                
                // Set the print view properties. 
                thePrintView.width=printJob.pageWidth; 
                thePrintView.height=printJob.pageHeight; 
                thePrintView.prodTotal = prodTotal; 
                
                // Set the data provider of the FormPrintView 
                // component's DataGrid to be the data provider of 
                // the displayed DataGrid. 
                thePrintView.myDataGrid.dataProvider = 
                    myDataGrid.dataProvider; 
                
                // Create a single-page image. 
                thePrintView.showPage("single"); 
                
                // If the print image's DataGrid can hold all the  
                // data provider's rows, add the page to the print job. 
                if(!thePrintView.myDataGrid.validNextPage) 
                { 
                    printJob.addObject(thePrintView); 
                } 
                // Otherwise, the job requires multiple pages. 
                else 
                { 
                    // Create the first page and add it to the print job. 
                    thePrintView.showPage("first"); 
                    printJob.addObject(thePrintView); 
                    thePrintView.pageNumber++; 
                    
                    // Loop through the following code 
                    // until all pages are queued. 
                    while(true) 
                    { 
                        // Move the next page of data to the top of 
                        // the PrintDataGrid. 
                        thePrintView.myDataGrid.nextPage(); 
 
                        // Try creating a last page. 
                        thePrintView.showPage("last");  
                        // If the page holds the remaining data, or if 
                        // the last page was completely filled by the last  
                        // grid data, queue it for printing. 
                        // Test if there is data for another 
                        // PrintDataGrid page. 
                        if(!thePrintView.myDataGrid.validNextPage) 
                        { 
                            // This is the last page; 
                            // queue it and exit the print loop. 
                            printJob.addObject(thePrintView); 
                            break; 
                        } 
                        else 
                        // This is not the last page. Queue a middle page. 
                        { 
                            thePrintView.showPage("middle"); 
                            printJob.addObject(thePrintView); 
                            thePrintView.pageNumber++; 
                        } 
                    } 
                } 
                // All pages are queued; remove the FormPrintView 
                // control to free memory. 
                removeElement(thePrintView); 
            } 
            // Send the job to the printer. 
            printJob.send(); 
        } 
    ]]> 
    </fx:Script> 
 
    <!-- The form that appears on the user's system.--> 
    <mx:Form id="myForm" width="80%"> 
        <mx:FormHeading label="Product Information"/> 
                <mx:DataGrid id="myDataGrid" dataProvider="{dgProvider}"> 
                <mx:columns> 
                    <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="Index"/> 
                    <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="Qty"/> 
                </mx:columns> 
            </mx:DataGrid> 
        <mx:Text width="100%" 
            text="Specify the number of lines and click Fill Grid first. 
            Then you can click Print."/> 
        <mx:TextInput id="dataItems" text="35"/> 
        <mx:HBox> 
            <mx:Button id="setDP" 
                label="Fill Grid" 
                click="setdgProvider(int(dataItems.text));"/> 
            <mx:Button id="printDG" 
                label="Print" 
                click="doPrint();"/> 
        </mx:HBox> 
    </mx:Form> 
</s:Application>

The following lines show the FormPrintView.mxml custom component file:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<!-- printing\myComponents\FormPrintView.mxml --> 
<mx:VBox xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
    xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
    xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" 
    xmlns:MyComp="myComponents.*" 
    backgroundColor="#FFFFFF" 
    paddingTop="50" paddingBottom="50" paddingLeft="50"> 
 
    <fx:Script> 
        <![CDATA[ 
            import mx.core.* 
            
            // Declare and initialize the variables used in the component. 
            // The application sets the actual prodTotal value. 
            [Bindable] 
            public var pageNumber:Number = 1; 
            [Bindable] 
            public var prodTotal:Number = 0; 
 
            // Control the page contents by selectively hiding the header and 
            // footer based on the page type. 
            public function showPage(pageType:String):void { 
                if(pageType == "first" || pageType == "middle") { 
                    // Hide the footer. 
                    footer.includeInLayout=false; 
                    footer.visible = false; 
                } 
                if(pageType == "middle" || pageType == "last") { 
                    // The header won't be used again; hide it. 
                    header.includeInLayout=false; 
                    header.visible = false; 
                } 
                if(pageType == "last") { 
                    // Show the footer. 
                    footer.includeInLayout=true; 
                    footer.visible = true; 
                } 
                //Update the DataGrid layout to reflect the results. 
                validateNow(); 
            } 
        ]]> 
    </fx:Script> 
 
    <!-- The template for the printed page, 
        with the contents for all pages. --> 
    <mx:VBox width="80%" horizontalAlign="left"> 
        <mx:Label text="Page {pageNumber}"/> 
    </mx:VBox> 
    <MyComp:FormPrintHeader id="header"/> 
    
    <!-- The sizeToPage property is true by default, so the last 
        page has only as many grid rows as are needed for the data. --> 
    <mx:PrintDataGrid id="myDataGrid" width="60%" height="100%"> 
    <!-- Specify the columns to ensure that their order is correct. --> 
        <mx:columns> 
            <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="Index" /> 
            <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="Qty" /> 
        </mx:columns> 
    </mx:PrintDataGrid> 
    
    <!-- Create a FormPrintFooter control 
        and set its prodTotal variable. --> 
    <MyComp:FormPrintFooter id="footer" pTotal="{prodTotal}"/> 
</mx:VBox>

The following lines show the FormPrintHeader.mxml file.

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<!-- printing\myComponents\FormPrintHeader.mxml --> 
<mx:VBox xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
    xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
    xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" 
    width="60%" 
    horizontalAlign="right" > 
 
    <mx:Label text="This is a placeholder for first page contents"/> 
</mx:VBox>

The following lines show the FormPrintFooter.mxml file:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<!-- printing\myComponents\FormPrintFooter.mxml --> 
<mx:VBox xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
    xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
    xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" 
    width="60%" 
    horizontalAlign="right"> 
    
    <!-- Declare and initialize the product total variable. --> 
    <fx:Script> 
        <![CDATA[ 
            [Bindable] 
            public var pTotal:Number = 0; 
        ]]> 
        </fx:Script> 
 
    <mx:Label text="Product Total: {pTotal}"/> 
</mx:VBox>