• Author: Martin Zeller
• Published: Jan 26th, 2010
• Category: .net
• Comments: 39

PDF: direct printing with .NET

Tags: .net, pdf

ProcessStartInfo psInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
psInfo.Arguments = String.Format(" -dPrinted -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -dNOSAFER -q -dNumCopies=1 -sDEVICE=ljet4 -sOutputFile=\"\\\\spool\\{0}\" \"{1}\"", printerName, pdfFileName);
psInfo.FileName = @"C:\Program Files\gs\gs8.70\bin\gswin32c.exe";
psInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
Process process = Process.Start(psInfo);

print /D:"\\COMPUTERNAME\PRINTERNAME" "PDFFILEPATH"

ProcessStartInfo psInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
psInfo.Verb = "Print"; // or "PrintTo"
psInfo.FileName = pdfFileName;
psInfo.Arguments = String.Format("/p /h \"{0}\" \"{1}\"", pdfFileName, printerName);
psInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
psInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
psInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
Process process = Process.Start(psInfo);

PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.DocumentName = pdfName;
pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName =printerName;
pd.PrinterSettings.PrintFileName = fileName;
pd.PrintController = new StandardPrintController();
pd.OriginAtMargins = false;
pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(this.pd_PrintPage);
pd.Print();

PdfFilePrinter.AdobeReaderPath = @"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"
PdfFilePrinter printer = new PdfFilePrinter(pdfFileName, printerName);
printer.Print();

ProcessStartInfo psInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
psInfo.FileName = @"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe";
psInfo.Arguments = String.Format("/s /o /h /p{0}", pdfFileName);
psInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
psInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
psInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
Process process = Process.Start(psInfo);

39 Responses to “PDF: direct printing with .NET”

1. 
   descargar msn
   on Feb 10th, 2010
   @ 20:04: 

   Thanks for the tip, Keep up the great work.

2. 
   Sherly Luangamath
   on Feb 12th, 2010
   @ 23:01: 

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3. 
   Rogelio Contorno
   on Feb 21st, 2010
   @ 06:30: 

   Good Job on the articles you have here, thank you for putting your time into it!

4. 
   sandra
   on Feb 27th, 2010
   @ 12:41: 

   5. Printing a pdf with Acrobat Reader command line

   what i should download inorder to be able to use it?

5. 
   Martin Zeller
   on Feb 27th, 2010
   @ 13:39: 

   Hi Sandra,

   just download the acrobat reader:
   http://get.adobe.com/reader/

   Good luck
   Martin

6. 
   sandra
   on Feb 27th, 2010
   @ 16:54: 

   hi martin
   thank u about ur answer

   in fact i have visual studio 2008 and its give me error

   can u help me?
   my q2- i should get license for ur article or any files … DLL ..etc that included in ur project ? or all of them are open source?

7. 
   Martin Zeller
   on Feb 27th, 2010
   @ 17:03: 

   Hi Sandra,

   The only third party dll I am using in the example project is from pdfsharp. You can download and check other regarding stuff at the pdfsharp homepage:
   http://www.pdfsharp.com/PDFsharp/
   (It is open source!)

   I cannot help you with VS2008, I am still using VS2005.

8. 
   sandra
   on Feb 27th, 2010
   @ 20:21: 

   hi martin
   thank u alot about ur reply
   i have download PDFSharp

   but i dont know how to use it in asp.net ( ididnt see any PDFSharp.DLL)

   if u can help me i will be happy , and if u cant thank u alot

9. 
   sandra
   on Feb 27th, 2010
   @ 21:36: 

   hi,
   thank u alot about answering

   i have download pdfsharp,

   but when i want to add this to my asp.net application , ididnt any PDFSharp.DLL

   can u tell me the steps in order to be able to use it in asp.net ?

   thx

10. 
    Martin Zeller
    on Feb 27th, 2010
    @ 22:03: 

    Hi Sandra,

    just use this link to download the zip file with the assemblies – there you will find the dll:

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfsharp/files/

    Martin

11. 
    Andelia
    on Mrz 10th, 2010
    @ 10:52: 

    Hi.I like reading your post , keep doing it.

12. 
    jack parler
    on Mai 13th, 2010
    @ 02:31: 

    Very good information.

13. 
    Vijin N
    on Jun 6th, 2010
    @ 11:23: 

    I got error using Javscript function.How to solve below error

    ERROR: Automation server can’t create object

14. 
    Gallardo Fan
    on Dez 7th, 2010
    @ 10:38: 

    Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr verbunden mit Dank fuer die vertrauensvolle Zusammenarbeit. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with thanks for your faithful cooperation. Mit besten Wuenschen zu Weihnachten und das neue Jahr. With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

15. 
    ansar
    on Jan 7th, 2011
    @ 13:28: 

    Hi ,
    i want to use 5th step but the problem here is you have mentioned this is version specific. used only below versions less than Acrobat reader 9.0 . what command I have to use for greater than 9.0 versions . Any help would be great thanks in advance

16. 
    Martin Zeller
    on Jan 7th, 2011
    @ 13:36: 

    Hi ansar,

    my way works with versions less than or equal 9.0 – I never tried other versions. Maybe it still works!
    If it works, ansar, please, let me know.

    Kind regards
    Martin

17. 
    ansar
    on Jan 7th, 2011
    @ 14:53: 

    Hi ,
    I have tried the 5 th step but a popup of acrobat reader is blinked on and off. is there any solution for this thing because for one document if it will raise one popup for hundred documents what can happen.

    Thanks in advance

18. 
    ansar
    on Jan 7th, 2011
    @ 14:59: 

    Thanks for the reply I have tried with 9.0 version only. For my company requirement it should be configurable kind of stuff it should not be effected with the versions which client has .

19. 
    Martin Zeller
    on Jan 7th, 2011
    @ 17:39: 

    Ansar,
    in my case it was an intranet where it was clear which version would be on the clients.
    I think there isn’t any clean solution for direct printing if you cannot control the clients.

20. 
    phil
    on Mrz 20th, 2011
    @ 18:09: 

    PDFs are now the default legal documents. I remember when wordperfect was the standard

21. 
    Tenant Background Screening
    on Mai 16th, 2011
    @ 23:35: 

    Terrific! I have to agree this is speaking the truth. Keep it up.

22. 
    Carmelina Loehner
    on Aug 1st, 2011
    @ 12:41: 

    foundfor the most partwillgo alongwith your blog.

23. 
    Mauricio Coto
    on Dez 1st, 2011
    @ 23:12: 

    Hi i’m trying to use the number 2: Printing a pdf with windows shell command.. on a asp .net application.

    It works perfectly when i execute it on the Dev Server for debbugin of Visual Studio. But when i try the same code in the release version from another computer outside the server it doesn’t works.

    Any clue?

24. 
    Martin Zeller
    on Dez 2nd, 2011
    @ 16:56: 

    Mauricio,
    I don’t know your requirements, but for sure, if the you want to print the pdf on the client, it won’t work this way, because you are calling the shell on the server!

25. 
    Mauricio Coto
    on Dez 2nd, 2011
    @ 18:24: 

    Hi Martin,

    No, i understand how it works! I know it will run on the server, the thing is that in my ASP application, when i run it from the visual studio(with the debugger) it prints my document just as you said.

    But when i publish my app in the IIS server and try to print the same doc it doesn’t do anything!

    I guess what is happening is that the default printer of my server is the Windows XPS document writer, but i have tried changing my default printer to the lexmark i have, and it doesn’t work!

    Thanks!!

26. 
    Martin Zeller
    on Dez 7th, 2011
    @ 10:46: 

    Hi Mauricio, sorry for the delay – business.
    Have you found a solution yet?
    Did you try to print a raw text file instead of the pdf file with the lexmark as default printer?
    I never went deeper into number 2… I think you could get some hints from this site: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/printfiles.php#PrintPDF

27. 
    shalini
    on Jan 4th, 2012
    @ 16:25: 

    Hi i am trying to use the ghostscript implementation so does it have any prerequisites like installing Acrobat Reader on all machines ..i am new to programming so if you could explain help me understand the code where we pass the argument …

28. 
    Martin Zeller
    on Jan 4th, 2012
    @ 16:35: 

    Hi shalini,
    you need two things:
    1. ghostscript (see the link above)
    2. a printer

    Install ghostscript and put the appropriate path to psInfo.FileName
    Then look at the arguments: you need your printer name and the path to the pdf file (take the screenshot above as reference)

    Kind regards
    Martin

29. 
    Praveen
    on Feb 24th, 2012
    @ 16:17: 

    Really Cool Work,

    Helped me a lot. Was gng through a lot of sites to get this soluiton.

    Thanks a lot buddy, keep up the good work. Cheers

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    on Mai 15th, 2012
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    on Jun 12th, 2012
    @ 10:12: 

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32. 
    Uday
    on Jul 11th, 2012
    @ 10:05: 

    In web Application,Will it print in client machine

33. 
    Don George
    on Jul 21st, 2012
    @ 00:22: 

    Any way to print just one page without the Reader or Print Dialog popping up?

34. 
    best captcha solver
    on Aug 6th, 2012
    @ 02:03: 

    Great article. I will be facing many of these issues as well.

    .

35. 
    magajardo
    on Okt 4th, 2012
    @ 15:45: 

    good article, but i need to print a pdf file and not to open adobe’s windows (client machine). Can you help me in this job?. Thanks

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    on Nov 24th, 2012
    @ 12:06: 

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37. 
    Darain
    on Jan 11th, 2013
    @ 20:37: 

    Amazing! Thanks Martin.
    After three years your same codes still works like a champ!

    I am using VS 2010, .Net 4.0, and IIS 7. I have tested using Adobe (used to be Acrobat) Reader (the latest) and Ghostscript (latest 9.06). The codes just work. I would choose Ghostscript for three reasons:

    1. Adobe Reader requires frequent security updates these dates, I don’t want that on my web server.
    2. Adobe Reader pops up automatically although laid minimized. This is a minor issue as I don’t mind it stays on the task bar. However, Ghostscript is totally clean. It pops up the commandline prompt to run but closes itself when finished.
    3. Adobe Reader is bloated and you never know what changes they would make after say, one year. Ghostscript has been always a minimalist in all this years.

38. 
    Aj
    on Mai 17th, 2013
    @ 07:14: 

    5. Printing a pdf with Acrobat Reader command line
    Here the exception : The system cannot find the file specified

39. 
    Aj
    on Mai 17th, 2013
    @ 07:18: 

    Amazing article ….
    5. Printing a pdf with Acrobat Reader command line
    Dim strDelemiter =”@”
    Dim PrintPDF As New ProcessStartInfo

    Dim adobeOtherWay = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(“Software”).OpenSubKey(“Classes”).OpenSubKey(“acrobat”).OpenSubKey(“shell”).OpenSubKey(“open”).OpenSubKey(“command”)
    Dim pathOtherWay As String
    pathOtherWay = adobeOtherWay.GetValue(“”).ToString()
    PrintPDF.FileName = strDelemiter & pathOtherWay
    PrintPDF.Arguments = String.Format(“/s /o /h /p{0}”, BatchFile)
    PrintPDF.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
    PrintPDF.CreateNoWindow = True
    PrintPDF.UseShellExecute = True
    Process.Start(PrintPDF)