microsoft.public.dotnet.framework

Cowboy

4/22/2008 1:15:00 PM

I would try to tackle this through the objects rather than wrap the EXE in a
process object. Something like this post:
http://weblogs.asp.net/jgaylord/archive/2006/05/19/4...

Admitedly, in VB, but it is fairly easy to translate to C#.

As for your process, it appears you are missing some arguments to have it
print to a printer:
http://support.adobe.com/devsup/devsup.nsf/docs...

Try supplying all of the necessary arguments and see if that pulls you out
of the fire.

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"lmttag" <lmttag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA8BDEB5-D9E0-4201-A176-AE5C85D24E82@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> We are having a lot of problems trying to print a PDF file in the
> background
> using a C# application that is executed via SQL Server Agent. The output
> should be printed to a local printer (HP Color LaserJet 1600) connected
> via a
> USB port.
>
> We have a C# application that calls System.Diagnostics.Process to run
> Acrobat Reader (we've tried both v8.0.0 and v8.1.2), open an existing PDF
> file, and send it to the local printer. The code is shown below.
>
> System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
> process.Refresh();
> process.StartInfo.Arguments = "/t C:\Temp\TestPDF.pdf"; // and tried "/t
> C:\Temp\TestPDF.pdf PrinterName"
> process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = false;
> //process.StartInfo.Domain;
> //process.StartInfo.ErrorDialog = false;
> process.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Reader
> 8.0\\Reader\\AcroRd32.exe";
> //process.StartInfo.Password;
> //process.StartInfo.UserName;
> process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
> //process.StartInfo.Verb = "Print";
> process.StartInfo.WindowStyle =
> System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
> process.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = new
> System.IO.FileInfo(m_PDFPathFile).DirectoryName;
> process.Start();
>
> We've tried just about every combination of the process objects properties
> trying to get the PDF file to print. But, it never works. The code
> executes
> without error, just nothing ever shows up on the printer.
>
> More info. We're executing our custom C# application via a SQL Server
> Agent
> job. SQL Server Agent is running as Local System account. The Job Step
> Type
> is Operating System (CmdExec), with Run as set to SQL Server Agent
> Account.
> The command is simply the path and file name of our custom C# application
> (e.g., C:\Temp\PrintPDF.exe).
>
> Again, we get no errors/exception and no job failures, but the PDF never
> gets printed.
>
> How can we re-code or fix our situation?
> What can be done/tried?
>
> All help is appreciated. We are stuck.
>
> Thanks.
>
>