Printing a PDF-File from a Windows Service

[Gernot Pfeifer]

Hello world,

I wrote a Service (in VB.Net 2005), which should print a PDF-File to a
specific printer.

As an application everything works fine, but as a developed the service it
didn't work anymore. It seems, that the Process "AcroRd32.exe" didn't start
at all.

BTW:
The service is running as "LocalSystem".
Here ist my SourceCode:
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Dim pathToExecutable As String = "AcroRd32.exe" ' I also tried the
full-path.
Dim sReport = "c:\example.pdf"

Dim SPrinter = "Brother XXXX"

Dim starter As New ProcessStartInfo(pathToExecutable, "/t """ +
sReport + """ """ + SPrinter + """")

Dim Process As New Process()

Process.StartInfo = starter

Process.Start()

Process.WaitForExit(10000)

Process.Kill()

Process.Close()
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Many thanks....

Gernot

 

[JFB]

Hello,
Check this link,
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/68f16e1b-0982-4869-8708-ff9e2d560278
i print PDF docs using SDK of acrobat, for this you need to have full verion
of adobe in you pc.
I hope this help.
Regards

JFB