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How to get printer driver name and port in C#

I am converting a large program from VB6 to C#. One of the problems I've run into is the VB6 program uses the old Kodak Imaging Control. I've not been able to find anything inexpensive to replace it with so I have got it running in the C# program. The problem is that the print method for the Kodak image control requires the printer name, driver and port. This was not much of a problem in VB6 and I used:

Private Sub cboPrinters_Click()
With frmEView
Set Printer = Printers(cboPrinters.ListIndex)
.gstrPrnName = Printer.DeviceName
.gstrPrnDriver = Printer.DriverName
.gstrPrnPort = Printer.Port
End With
End Sub

This used the Printers collection in VB6. Does anyone know what needs to be done in C# to reveal the printer info. Most of the printers are network printers and usually one local one.

Thanks,
-Bob

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Bob Learned

Sample usage:

            List<Win32_Printer> printerList = Win32_Printer.GetList();
 
            foreach (Win32_Printer printer in printerList)
            {
                string name = printer.Name;
                string port = printer.PortName;
                string driverName = printer.DriverName;
            }

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rturney

ASKER

Thank you very much for the detailed response. It appears that this will do what I need. I'll test it in my code and reply back asap.

-Bob

Bob Learned

BTW, that is only a subset of the full properties defined for the Win32_Printer class. Plus, I missed the comments at the top:

// Add a reference to System.Management.dll to the project.
//
// MSDN reference:
// http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394363(VS.85).aspx

Bob

rturney

ASKER

Yippeee! Your solution was just what I needed! And the detail you provided made my job very easy.

Thanks,
-Bob

rturney

ASKER

Thank you very much for the fantastic response to my problem! I am very grateful!

Best regards,
-Bob

horne0268

Thanks TheLearnedOne: for your posting, you just saved my head from being banged against the wall!

Just one thing though, can you think of a reason why the printer status on all my installed printrs are showing a PrinterStatus='Unknown' but when viewed in control panel | printers show as Offline or Ready?