Printing Pdf's under IIS 6

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ddevening
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Printing Pdf's under IIS 6

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Hello,
I am evaluating PDF-XChange Drivers API (started with V4) for a project that I am working on. I am printing PDF files in IIS 6/Windows 2003. I am able to get it working in Windows 2012 R2 (a test environment), but I need it to work in IIS 6 in Windows 2003(x86). I know Windows 2003 is at end of life, I will be moving my app to WIN 2012 R2 soon, I hope.

I have tried all the permission trick that I found on your forum.
- added NETWORK SERVICE permission to install Folder
- added NETWORK SERVICE permission to registry entry
- added NETWORK SERVICE permission to DCOM -> Security -> Launch & Access Permisions (CPXCControlEx Class)
- added NETWORK SERVICE permission to Printer/Printer queue

I am able to get the printer object instantiated, but it never seems to raise the printing events. I can see a job queue up in the print queue window. I know my code is working because I have it working on Windows 2012 R2, but not in Windows 2003. There is one last permission trick that I am missing for Windows 2003.

Here is my code to initialize the printer.

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 string printerName = "PDF-XChange 4.0";

 if (_pdfPrinter == null)
 {
	_prnFactory = new CPXCControlEx();	
	_pdfPrinter = (CPXCPrinter)_prnFactory.get_Printer("", printerName, REG_CODE, DEV_CODE);
	_printerName = _pdfPrinter.Name;
 }

 _pdfPrinter.SetAsDefaultPrinter();
 _pdfPrinter.ResetDefaults();

 _pdfPrinter.OnDocSpooled += new _IPXCPrinterEvents_OnDocSpooledEventHandler(PDFPrinter_OnDocSpooled);
 _pdfPrinter.OnEndDoc += new _IPXCPrinterEvents_OnEndDocEventHandler(PDFPrinter_OnEndDoc);
 _pdfPrinter.OnStartDoc += new _IPXCPrinterEvents_OnStartDocEventHandler(PDFPrinter_OnStartDoc);
 _pdfPrinter.OnFileSaved += new _IPXCPrinterEvents_OnFileSavedEventHandler(PDFPrinter_OnFileSaved);
 _pdfPrinter.OnError += new _IPXCPrinterEvents_OnErrorEventHandler(PDFPrinter_OnError);
 //_pdfPrinter.OnStartPage += new _IPXCPrinterEvents_OnStartPageEventHandler(PDFPrinter_OnStartPage);
 //_pdfPrinter.OnEndPage += new _IPXCPrinterEvents_OnEndPageEventHandler(PDFPrinter_OnEndPage);


 _pdfPrinter.Option["Save.Path"] = savepath;// @"C:\windows\temp";
 _pdfPrinter.Option["Save.File"] = jobFilename;
 _pdfPrinter.Option["Save.SaveType"] = (int)SaveType.Save;
 _pdfPrinter.Option["Save.ShowSaveDialog"] = false;
 _pdfPrinter.Option["Save.WhenExists"] = (int)WhenExists.Overwrite;
 _pdfPrinter.Option["Save.RunApp"] = false; 
 
 _pdfPrinter.ApplyOptions(0);

 _pdfPrinter.SetAsDefaultPrinter();
I can also see a lot of print activity in the "OutputDebugString" Viewer, and also files are created in the "C:\Windows\Temp" folder, but it never creates the PDF file.
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Re: Printing Pdf's under IIS 6

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Hi,

Not to be harsh or unsympathetic - but with demands on developer resources always at peak levels I am afraid we cannot divert valuable developer resources to problems that relate to older and all but redundant versions of Windows no longer supported - I regret we cannot help you on this occasion.
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