Setting the printer without using PrintDialog

[John O'Neill]

Hi

In C# I would like to be able to set the printer device for printing a
document without using the PrintDialog. I am writing a pocket pc application
which uses a web service to print. I can only make the web service print to
the default printer installed on the web server, and need a way to allow
each pocket pc device to print to a different printer attached to the web
server running the web service. As far as I can tell, the only way to change
the printer on the fly is by using a PrintDialog. Obviously I can't have a
PrintDialog on an unattended web service and really need to find an
alternative solution to this problem.

Help would be much appreciated!

 

[Gary Chang]

Hi John,

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Currently I am looking for somebody who could help you on it. We will reply
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[Tian Min Huang]

Hello John,

Thanks for your post. As I understand, you want to set the printer without
prompting a Print dialog. Please correct me if there is any
misunderstanding.

I suggest that you can use the PrinterSettings() class which has a
PrinterName properly which specifies the printer to print to. Please refer
to the following MSDN article for detailed information:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/
frlrfsystemdrawingprintingprintersettingsclasstopic.asp

Please feel free to let me know if you have any problems or concerns.

Regards,

HuangTM
Microsoft Online Partner Support
MCSE/MCSD

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[John O'Neill]

Your suggestion worked a treat!
Thanks very much for your help.