What about printers that are configured to print to "FILE:"? Those files
may easily be convertible/viewable... Or, network printers that don't
need to be associated with a logical printer port, or the port is
something like "BRN_123414" or "\\servername\printersharename\"...
You might be able do something with PrinterSettings.GetHdevmode(); but, I
think you're waging a losing battle...
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:30:53 -0700, MIke Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I need to find a way to gain access to the name of the printer port when
>trying to print.
>
>What I am trying to do is make sure that the user does not print to an
>electronic format. For example PDF, Microsoft Office Image Writer,
>PaperPort, etc. I only want the user to be able to print directly to a
>physical printer.
>
>It is possible for the user to change the name of the printer. For example
>the default name for the Adobe PDF printer is "Adobe PDF" but this name
can
>be changed by the user to something like "Adobe P.D.F." This would prevent
>me from being able to halt printing based on the printer name.
>
>BUT!! The PrinterSettings.OutputPort (Which is not public) can not be
>changed as easily. I would like to be able to get that value so I can
check
>that to make sure that the user is not printing to PDF, etc.
>
>Does anyone have any clues??
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
>Here is a small code snipet:
> PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
>
> while( true )
> {
> PrintDialog dlg = new PrintDialog();
> dlg.PrinterSettings = pd.PrinterSettings;
> dlg.AllowCurrentPage = false;
> dlg.AllowSelection = false;
> dlg.AllowSomePages = false;
> dlg.AllowPrintToFile = false;
> dlg.PrinterSettings.Copies = 1;
> dlg.PrinterSettings.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
> dlg.UseEXDialog = false;
>
> if( dlg.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK )
> {
> // Here we check to see if the user is attempting
to
>print
> // to a printer that we won't accept. (PDF, etc.)
> string temp =
>pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName.ToLower();
> if( temp.IndexOf( "pdf" ) > -1 ||
> temp.IndexOf( "image writer" ) > -1 ||
> temp.IndexOf( "paperport" ) > -1 )
> {
> MessageBox.Show( "Invalid printer type.
>Please select a different printer." );
> }
>
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