WPF: Is there a way to use PrintDialog only to select the target printer without having to provide a DocumentPaginator class?

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I want to print a very simple layout with PrintDocument that fits on one page, so it doesn't require a DocumentPaginator. However I want to use PrinterDialog to select the printer. I saw examples with PrinterSettings being a property of PrinterDialog and it was simply assigned to the PrintDocument. But this doesn't seem to be possible anymore. I also looked for other solutions like custom paginator classes to use but came up empty. I might not have this deep insight into WPF, but why must it always be dongled that way...

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '13 at 07:32

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Try this:

Import System.Printing
Create a PrintDialog

And then:

PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
printDialog.PrintQueue = new PrintQueue(new PrintServer(), "PrinterName");
printDialog.PrintDocument(document, "PrintDocument");

answered Apr 16 '13 at 07:32

Sam R.

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Thanks for pointig me to PrintQueue. With printDocument.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printDialog.PrintQueue.FullName, I only hope the Name is compatible in every case... – thomiel Apr 16 '13 at 12:09

WPF: Is there a way to use PrintDialog only to select the target printer without having to provide a DocumentPaginator class?

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