How to print a pdf file?

[ywchan]

How can I print a pdf file in a C# Application?
Any idea? thanks

 

[Amalorpavanathan Y \(Amal\)]

You can use thrid party control to manipulate the PDF
file.
just refer the URL
http://www.xmlpdf.com/downloads-net.html

Regards
Amal

 

[Scott Beasley]

How can I print a pdf file in a C# Application?
Any idea? thanks

I currently use Ghostscript compiled for windows for this. Just "run"
it via the Process class. It's fast, free, and works with *MOST*
pdf's, the ones I print anyway. Get it from:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/

scott

 

[ywchan]

can you tell me what is the command for printing a pdf file using ghostview?
thanks

 

[jscottb]

Process proc = new Process ( );
proc.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\gs\\gs8.13\\bin\\gswin32";
proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "-dPrinted -dBATCH " +
"-dNOPAUSE -q " +
"-sDEVICE=ljet4 " +
"-sOutputFile=\"\\\\Your\\Printer\" " +
"c:\\your\\file.pdf";
proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
proc.Start ( );

In this example, I use only ghostscript and not ghostview. Make sure you
point to where the gswin32.exe is for the FileName property.

scott

 

[Scott Beasley]

can you tell me what is the command for printing a pdf file using ghostview?
thanks

Process proc = new Process ( );
proc.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\gs\\gs8.13\\bin\\gswin32";
proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "-dPrinted -dBATCH " +
"-dNOPAUSE -q " +
"-sDEVICE=ljet4 " +
"-sOutputFile=\"\\\\Your\\Printer\" " +
"c:\\your\\file.pdf";
proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
proc.Start ( );

In this example, I use only ghostscript and not ghostview. Make sure
you
point to where the gswin32.exe is for the FileName property.

Also note, that there is an API that could be used. See the docs on
the site for mor info.

scott

 

[Thomas Chan]

Thank you very much~~
you are very nice~~

I would like to know what is meant by "-sDevice=ljet4"?
and can your method specify to print a range of pages?
e.g. from page 2 to page 4

Thanks

 

[Thomas Chan]

Oh~~ I finally find out the command la
add parameter -dFirstPage and -dLastPage to specify the page range...

But I find out another problem....
use the command always give portrait orientation....
How to change the paper orientation?
Thanks

 

[Thomas Chan]

I have tried to change paper orientation by use '-dORIENT1',
but no matter I set it to true or false...the printed document is always
in portrait...
How to change the paper orientation to landscape?
Thanks

 

[jscottb]

Try: -dORIENT1=true

If that still does not work try sending the landscap.ps file in your
ghostscript library directory to the ghostscript command line. Put this
file IN FRONT of the file to be printed on the same argument line.

scott

 

[jscottb]

That tells ghostscript what type of device it is talking too. In this
case, a PLC3 based device.

scott