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I have a PDF file stored at some ___location filePath, I want to read PDF and print it using printer (I have printer name). How can I achieve it in C++/winrt/win32 desktop application.
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You can use ShellExecute(Ex) with the print verb to invoke the same operation as if you right click a file and choose print.
It will show window to select printer and configuration, right?
What I want to do is:
I have printer name and path of the PDF file. I want to programmatically (silently) print the PDF without showing any window.
It will show window to select printer and configuration, right?
Maybe - it'll depend on the behaviour of the registered application.
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Have you got any updates about this issue? Could you please check Castorix31's answer?
You can convert the PDF to bitmaps with Windows.Data.Pdf
and then print the bitmaps silently
Can you please share any example or sample code for the same?
I had posted a sample in C#/WPF that can be adapted in C++ :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/977976/print-pdf-without-adobe
(answer on Sep 5, 2022, 12:27 PM)
Was able to get PdfDocument and PdfPage. That is fine.
However the DrawingVisual class used in that code is not available for my WinRT app.
You get IRandomAccessStream from PdfPage.RenderToStreamAsync that you can convert to BitmapImage (like in some samples like https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/blob/bb470280e493a888d98ac367edf3b85f8c053c4f/Samples/PdfDocument/cpp/Scenario1_Render.xaml.cpp#L141)
or call CreateStreamOverRandomAccessStream to get IStream (then some APIs like GdipCreateBitmapFromStream to get a GDI+ bitmap from the stream)
Hi,
I was able to get the SoftwareBitmap from PdfPage. Now how to print it using Win32 APIs?