[RESOLVED] Printers via C#

[JonnyPoet]

Hi !

How can I find out which printers are available using C#. I need to know which printers are installed on my machine. Thats needed to fill a list with all the printers available so I can select one of them for some specific print job. Or do I need to use API calls. Thx for any help.

[HanneSThEGreaT]

3 Ways I know of :

1) EnumPrinters API

2) PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters

3) WMI using ManagementObjectSearcher which can be something like :

{ 
    // This connects to the WMI interface 
    ManagementScope scope = new ManagementScope("root\\default"); 
    scope.Connect(); 
    
    // This is the actual SQL Statement to get the printers. There is a whole set of classes and such on the WMI interface 
    ManagementObjectSearcher search = new ManagementObjectSearcher("Select * from win32_printer"); 
    
    ManagementObject printer; 
    foreach ( printer in search.Get()) { 
        
        // Do what you need to here 
        
    } 
}

I hope my post was helpful

[JonnyPoet]

...I hope my post was helpful

You saved my day Thx a lot Hannes.