How to get printer name which was used for printing in .NET ?

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Sathyamoorthy S 0

Hi,

May I know how to track printer information which is printed last ASP.Net MVC application.

Yes I know we can able to get default printer name and all printer list, but I want's to know which printer is printed last.

Advance thanks,

Sathyamoorthy S 0 Reputation points

2023-05-31T11:29:18.11+00:00

Any workarounds to achieve was most welcome
Lan Huang-MSFT 30,191 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-06-01T07:40:43.7766667+00:00

Hi @Sathyamoorthy S,

According to the spec, the dialog that allows you to print is completely controlled by the browser. You can customize what needs to be printed based on which button is clicked, but choosing a printer has to be done by the user.

I have a silly idea: get the default printer name to populate the DropDownList,

Then the user selects the printer in the print dialog box, prints and manually selects the corresponding printer name from the DropDownList to store in the database, and then calls the information from the database.

1 answer

Sathyamoorthy S 0 Reputation points

2023-05-31T11:29:18.11+00:00

Any workarounds to achieve was most welcome
Lan Huang-MSFT 30,191 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-06-01T07:40:43.7766667+00:00

Hi @Sathyamoorthy S,

According to the spec, the dialog that allows you to print is completely controlled by the browser. You can customize what needs to be printed based on which button is clicked, but choosing a printer has to be done by the user.

I have a silly idea: get the default printer name to populate the DropDownList,

Then the user selects the printer in the print dialog box, prints and manually selects the corresponding printer name from the DropDownList to store in the database, and then calls the information from the database.

Answer 1

Olaf Helper 47,516

is printed last ASP.Net MVC application.

ASP.Net ist the server/backend, the frontend = browser sends the document to the printer; you can't get the printer selected by the user.