Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum : getprintername() question

Dimitry wrote:

Glad to hear that you found the solution.

So using NewCustomPrinter() helped you with PrintDocument() on server 2008 IIS7?

]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:35:15 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7206.html#7206 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : Glad to hear that you found the...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7184.html#7184 Author: Dimitry
Subject: 1623
Posted: 08 Nov 10 at 2:52PM

Glad to hear that you found the solution.

So using NewCustomPrinter() helped you with PrintDocument() on server 2008 IIS7?]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:52:29 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7184.html#7184 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : Thank you, Dimitry. I think...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7183.html#7183 Author: quickpdf_learner
Subject: 1623
Posted: 08 Nov 10 at 2:46PM

Thank you, Dimitry.

I think I found a workaround. Since I am testing the same network printer on different servers, I use the long string "F5C4BC4E2DA9D72F39144815BA862ABC" generated from server 2003 iis 6 and passed it to printdocument() method on server 2008 iis7, it did work fine!

Dimitry wrote:

quickpdf_learner wrote:

I have to bring up another question. How to use NewCustomPrinter(string printername)?

For example, the printer name I want to use is \\abc\IT HP M100 (I get it by using GetPrinterNames method), I get a long string like "F5C4BC4E2DA9D72F39144815BA862ABC" after I pass it to the method.

Any help is appreciated.

NewCustomPrinter() returns a formal printer name that can be used with such functions as SetupCustomPrinter() and PrintDocument().

"F5C4BC4E2DA9D72F39144815BA862ABC" - looks like a valid custom printer name.

]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:46:54 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7183.html#7183 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : quickpdf_learner wrote:Ihave...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7182.html#7182 Author: Dimitry
Subject: 1623
Posted: 08 Nov 10 at 2:18PM

quickpdf_learner wrote:

I have to bring up another question. How to use NewCustomPrinter(string printername)?

For example, the printer name I want to use is \\abc\IT HP M100 (I get it by using GetPrinterNames method), I get a long string like "F5C4BC4E2DA9D72F39144815BA862ABC" after I pass it to the method.

Any help is appreciated.

NewCustomPrinter() returns a formal printer name that can be used with such functions as SetupCustomPrinter() and PrintDocument().

"F5C4BC4E2DA9D72F39144815BA862ABC" - looks like a valid custom printer name.

Edited by Dimitry - 08 Nov 10 at 2:18PM]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:18:11 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7182.html#7182 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : Some progress: This works for...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7171.html#7171 Author: quickpdf_learner
Subject: 1623
Posted: 04 Nov 10 at 8:56PM

Some progress:

This works for server 2003 with iis6, while still doesn't work for server 2008 with iis7.

quickpdf_learner wrote:

I have to bring up another question. How to use NewCustomPrinter(string printername)?

For example, the printer name I want to use is \\abc\IT HP M100 (I get it by using GetPrinterNames method), I get a long string like "F5C4BC4E2DA9D72F39144815BA862ABC" after I pass it to the method.

Any help is appreciated.

]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:56:16 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7171.html#7171 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : Ihave tobring up another question....]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7169.html#7169 Author: quickpdf_learner
Subject: 1623
Posted: 04 Nov 10 at 4:20PM

I have to bring up another question. How to use NewCustomPrinter(string printername)?

For example, the printer name I want to use is \\abc\IT HP M100 (I get it by using GetPrinterNames method), I get a long string like "F5C4BC4E2DA9D72F39144815BA862ABC" after I pass it to the method.

Any help is appreciated.

]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:20:43 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7169.html#7169 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : 1) local: windows 7 x86, web server:...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7159.html#7159 Author: quickpdf_learner
Subject: 1623
Posted: 03 Nov 10 at 12:42PM

1) local: windows 7 x86, web server: windows 2008 x86 (error seen), windows 2003 x86 (return "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" as default printer which is not).

2) System language: English.

3) Library is loaded well cause other methods work fine.

Thanks, I wll check as what Wheeley said.

]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:42:22 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7159.html#7159 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : GetDefaultPrinterName() should...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7153.html#7153 Author: Dimitry
Subject: 1623
Posted: 03 Nov 10 at 1:43AM

GetDefaultPrinterName() should return default printer name and GetPrinterNames() - all installed printers.
Can you please check the following positions:
1. What version of Windows 2008 do you use: x86 or x64?

2. What is you system language?
3. Please make sure that library is loaded and can be properly accessed.

For example try to simply check qp.LibraryVersion(). If this causes an error, make sure that you use proper library path.

Hope to hear news from you soon.

]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:43:57 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7153.html#7153 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : First, not knowing about how IIS...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7152.html#7152 Author: Wheeley
Subject: 1623
Posted: 02 Nov 10 at 10:46PM

First, not knowing about how IIS is works, what I say next might be off base. So in case you don't know, printers are user specific. So 2 different users on the same computer can have different printers and defaults installed. The reason I mention this is because it sounds like the service is using a different user than whoever is logged onto the computer. So, if a service uses "local system account" as its log on option, their is now way to set the printers for this user. Setting the log on option for the service to a user will allow access to that user's printers. But to get the printers for the currently logged on user will require working on the privilidges I believe.

I hope this helps somehow. At least you will better understand how printers work with services.
Wheeley
Ouch

]]> Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:46:26 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7152.html#7152 <![CDATA[getprintername() question : I am trying to get the printer...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/getprintername-question_topic1623_post7151.html#7151 Author: quickpdf_learner
Subject: 1623
Posted: 02 Nov 10 at 7:28PM

I am trying to get the printer name out of the web application and got different results.

My method is:

PDFLibrary qp = new PDFLibrary(Server.MapPath("~\\QuickPDFDLL0721.dll"));

if (qp.LibraryLoaded())

{

// Check the license key

if (qp.UnlockKey("XXXXXXXX") == 1)

{

string pn = qp.GetDefaultPrinterName();

}

1) publish to local, everything is fine.

2) publish to web server (windows server 2003, iis6), only get "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" as the result.

3) publish to web server (windows server 2008, iis7), receive error message: "NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   _Default.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +229
   System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e) +14
   System.Web.Util.CalliEventHandlerDelegateProxy.Callback(Object sender, EventArgs e) +35
   System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +99
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +50
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +627"

Actually all the machines have the same default printer (which is not Microsoft XPS Document Writer).

Forgive me if I am dumb, I already searched the forum and didn't find any same questions.

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