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You can convert the PDF to bitmaps with Windows.Data.Pdf
and then print the bitmaps silently
How to read PDF file from the disk and print it using printer in C++/winrt/win32 app
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Shyam Butani
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I have a PDF file stored at some location filePath, I want to read PDF and print it using printer (I have printer name). How can I achieve it in C++/winrt/win32 desktop application.
Windows development | Windows API - Win32
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David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP2024-04-02T11:15:15.5133333+00:00 You can use ShellExecute(Ex) with the print verb to invoke the same operation as if you right click a file and choose print.
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Shyam Butani 380 Reputation points
2024-04-02T12:45:56.4733333+00:00 It will show window to select printer and configuration, right?
What I want to do is:
I have printer name and path of the PDF file. I want to programmatically (silently) print the PDF without showing any window.
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David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP
2024-04-02T16:11:49.9566667+00:00 It will show window to select printer and configuration, right?
Maybe - it'll depend on the behaviour of the registered application.
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Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 11,356 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2024-04-19T07:33:57.76+00:00 Have you got any updates about this issue? Could you please check Castorix31's answer?
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Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points2024-04-02T13:25:19.2666667+00:00 -
Shyam Butani 380 Reputation points
2024-04-03T04:56:04.44+00:00 Can you please share any example or sample code for the same?
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Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points
2024-04-03T07:58:26.4333333+00:00 I had posted a sample in C#/WPF that can be adapted in C++ :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/977976/print-pdf-without-adobe
(answer on Sep 5, 2022, 12:27 PM)
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Shyam Butani 380 Reputation points
2024-04-03T11:09:38.9966667+00:00 Was able to get PdfDocument and PdfPage. That is fine.
However the DrawingVisual class used in that code is not available for my WinRT app.
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Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points
2024-04-03T12:54:08.9633333+00:00 You get IRandomAccessStream from PdfPage.RenderToStreamAsync that you can convert to BitmapImage (like in some samples like https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/blob/bb470280e493a888d98ac367edf3b85f8c053c4f/Samples/PdfDocument/cpp/Scenario1_Render.xaml.cpp#L141)
or call CreateStreamOverRandomAccessStream to get IStream (then some APIs like GdipCreateBitmapFromStream to get a GDI+ bitmap from the stream)
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Shyam Butani 380 Reputation points
2025-06-02T08:36:37.95+00:00 Hi,
I was able to get the SoftwareBitmap from PdfPage. Now how to print it using Win32 APIs?
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