Using Process.Start to print documents without showing Word

Question

Hi All

I am using the following code to print a word document from a C# app.

            ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo(myDocumentsPath);
            info.Verb = "Print";
            info.CreateNoWindow = true;
            info.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
            Process.Start(info);

This works fine Word opens and prints the document, and then closes itself down. The issue is that Word opens visibly, despite CreateNoWindow = true, and WindowsStyle =Hidden. I would have expected these two settings to mean that Word opened silently.

EDIT: Please don't suggest Word object model automation - I have many different document types that need to be printed (PDF etc) - it is just Word docs that are causing the issue at the moment.

Any thoughts?

TIA

Matt

Answer 1

Word is free to ignore (and apparently does ignore) your request that it remain hidden.

See also Why is my hidden process still visible?

Answer 2

from above code you can print PDF docs also

Answer 3

You can try using Aspose.Words for .NET to print Word documents without Microsoft Word altogether.