Vb.Net Printing File to Printer

If Windows knows how to print the document, you can use the Process component to print it. See http://www.emoreau.com/Entries/Articles/2003/12/The-Process-component.aspx

I have created a little test folder to try and run this. I have tried the following;

MyProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\hello\hello" - Hello delibrately has not file type.

I get en error though;

No application is associated with the specified file for this operation

The file needs an association otherwise the Windows shell (used by the process component) won't know how to print it.

I have tried to play around with your code and tried the following;

        MyProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\xPrint\vpxPrint.exe"
        MyProcess.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "c:\hello"
        MyProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = "Hello.*"
        MyProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "Print"
        MyProcess.Start()

Can I associate all records that I want to print with the xPrint program? Is there a way to open files within certian applications?

p.s. - the above code did not work?

>>MyProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\xPrint\vpxPrint.exe"

FileName is the name of the to print and not the name of the application used to print.

>>Can I associate all records that I want to print with the xPrint program?

It has to be done in Windows itself.

>>p.s. - the above code did not work?

If you take the code from the article and you try to print a file that is already associated, it will work.

No, I didnt mean your code didn't work, I meant my revised code.

Basically I need to open files that do not have file associations. I need to do this through VB. What could you suggest? All the files need to opened through my xPrint application "C:\xPrint\vpxPrint.exe".

At the moment if i go to my file, right click and use the "Open With" option from windows, I browse to the vpxPrint.exe. Once I have selected this it opens perfectly. With your code I get the error;

"unknown input file C:\hello"

If this does not work is there anyway to save the current file name in a variable and then rename the file it so it includes the file extension. Once I have finished with the file rename it back to its orignal name?

I have it working on the C: file now. However, when i do it on one of my real files it doesnt seem to like spaces. I have the following file to be read into the xPrint file;

"c:\hello\SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION-3177-0504200747522"

However it only seems to read NOTIFICATION-3177-0504200747522 and not the Supplier bit before that? any reason why?

have you tried:
MyProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = "c:\hello."
MyProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = "c:\hello"

I now have it working using;

Dim MyProcess As New Process
MyProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\xPrint\vpxPrint.exe"
MyProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = """c:\hello\SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION-3177-0504200747522"""
MyProcess.Start()

Thanks for all your great help!

for the space, surround your file name with double quotes:

MyProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = """"  & "c:\hello" & """"