How do determine if printdialog successful

Question

How do i tell if print was successful.

I am using this code, I works after failed attempt creates error.

   string printerinUse = pDialog.PrinterSettings.PrinterName;

                var server = new LocalPrintServer();

                PrintQueue queue = server.GetPrintQueue(printerinUse);

                MessageBox.Show("printer " + printerinUse +" is   " + queue.IsOffline.ToString());

                //various properties of printQueue
                bool isOutOfPaper = queue.IsOutOfPaper;
                bool isOffLine = queue.IsOffline;
                bool isPaperJam = queue.IsPaperJammed;
                bool isNotResponding = queue.IsInError;

                MessageBox.Show("printer " + printerinUse + " is   " + isNotResponding.ToString());

             

                if (isOffLine)
                {

                    MessageBox.Show("Printer is offline");
                    return;

                }
                if (isOutOfPaper)
                {

                    MessageBox.Show("Printer is out of paper");
                    return;

                }
                if (isPaperJam)
                {

                    MessageBox.Show("Printer has a paper jam");
                    return;

                }
                if (isNotResponding)
                {

                    MessageBox.Show("Printer is in error");
                    return;

                }

Answer 1

Hello @Jordan Halgunseth ,

I checked the documentation and it seems the dialog part can be separated from the actual printing.

Once printing is started and/or ends:

using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WinFormsApp1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        PrintDocument docToPrint;

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            docToPrint = new PrintDocument();

            docToPrint.BeginPrint += DocToPrint_BeginPrint;
            docToPrint.PrintPage += DocToPrint_PrintPage;
            docToPrint.EndPrint += DocToPrint_EndPrint;
        }

        private void DocToPrint_BeginPrint(object sender, PrintEventArgs e)
        {
            // now you know printing starts
        }

        private void DocToPrint_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
        {
            // now you know it's printing
        }

        private void DocToPrint_EndPrint(object sender, PrintEventArgs e)
        {
            // now you know printing ends
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            printDialog1.Document = docToPrint;

            DialogResult result = printDialog1.ShowDialog();

            // If the result is OK then print the document.
            if (result == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                docToPrint.Print();
            }
        }
    }
}

You need to add your own logic to connect the three kinds of events together and make a decision.

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