how to do printing process through Console application?

Question

_{Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:07 AM}

hi guys,

What is the command for printing in console application?

by the way how can we use "\f"(form feed) for printing new page with printing command in console application.

Thanks

All replies (3)

_{Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:17 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Dear  simosi,

Please find the code for printing through console application below:

Code Snippet

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Management;

/// <summary>

/// Add the printer connection for specified pName.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="pName"></param>

/// <returns></returns>

[DllImport("winspool.drv")]

public static extern bool AddPrinterConnection(string pName);

/// <summary>

/// Set the added printer as default printer.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="Name"></param>

/// <returns></returns>

[DllImport("winspool.drv", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]

public static extern bool SetDefaultPrinter(string Name);

#region Print File

/// <summary>

/// Sends the file to the printer choosed.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="fileName">Name & path of the file to be printed</param>

/// <param name="printerPath">The path of printer</param>

/// <param name="numCopies">The number of copies send to printer</param>

public bool PrintFile(string fileName, string printerPath, int numCopies)

{

if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(printerPath))

{

return false;

}

//Instantiate the object of ProcessStartInfo

Process objProcess = new Process();

try

{

AddPrinterConnection(printerPath);

SetDefaultPrinter(printerPath);

//Print the file with number of copies sent.

for (int intCount = 0; intCount < numCopies; intCount++)

{

objProcess.StartInfo.FileName = fileName;

objProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "Print";

objProcess.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;

objProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;

objProcess.Start();

}

return true;

}

catch (Exception ex)

{

// Log the exception here...

return false;

}

finally

{

objProcess.Close();

}

}

#endregion

Also if you want to see the thread discussion apart from the above code look here:

http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread101927.html

Hope this helps you !

_{Friday, May 7, 2010 3:11 AM | 1 vote}

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_{Monday, April 8, 2013 10:55 AM}

I used the way Sandeep has mentioned. though it prints the PDF files i'm sending to the printer queue, It opens up and closes the PDF Viewer window for a second. 

How can I make PDF Viewer hidden.