how to use the printer from C# ?

Question

How can I launch the print of a document from C# .NET application ? the word document already exists in the hard drive. I just wish to start printing that word document upon the button click event.

Answer 1

 ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo(wordFilename)
 {
    UseShellExecute = true,
    Verb = "print",
    RedirectStandardOutput = false,
    CreateNoWindow = true
 };

 using (Process p = new Process {StartInfo = psi})
 {
     p.Start();
     p.WaitForExit();
 }