Printing in a Windows Service

Question

I'm trying to print in a Windows Service. The following VB.Net code is used:

    Dim _pd As New System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument()

    AddHandler _pd.PrintPage, New System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventHandler(AddressOf PrintDocument_PrintPage)
    AddHandler _pd.EndPrint, New System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventHandler(AddressOf PrintDocument_EndPrint)

    _pd.Print()

The EventHandlers are implemented and tested. When I run the code (with AccountType: User) I'm getting an exception saying, that "no printer is installed". In a Windows Forms Application everything works.

I'm using a Network printer.

Thank you in advance, Alexander

Does the account that the service is running as have any printers setup? — Oded, Jun 13 '11 at 12:51
The Windows Forms Application, in which the code working, runns on the same account as the service (I only got one user installed on my machine). — alxppp, Jun 13 '11 at 13:09
are the printers installed locally, or are they network printers — David Heffernan, Jun 13 '11 at 13:41
I'm using a network printer, but it is installed through the "Install printers wizard" locally and works fine in my Windows Forms applications. — alxppp, Jun 13 '11 at 14:31
@alxppp if I may ask, did you se a timer? what timer did you use? — Malcolm Salvador, Sep 12 '16 at 07:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 21 '16 at 19:11

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Try this code, it can make you print anything:

Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo
psi.UseShellExecute = True
psi.Verb = "print"
psi.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
psi.FileName = sReport
Process.Start(psi)

edited Apr 21 '16 at 19:11

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answered Apr 21 '16 at 18:53

AlMounkez

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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Printing in Windows Services is not recommended.

you need to use a different account for your service,( domain account) so that you can access network resources.

You can find more info at: Network printing with window service

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Jun 13 '11 at 13:40

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 17 '14 at 13:55

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You can print via Windows service with the help of windows APIs. System.Drawing.Printing doesn't go well with service.

Check this link : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322090

answered Feb 17 '14 at 13:55

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