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Cognizant Technology Solutions
US
Last activity: 20 Mar 2019 18:28 EDT
Openspan, How to Print a document present in a file location using printDocument
I have a requirement to print a pdf document present in a file location.
What i have tried so far..
1. Set the default printer on the machine to the printer to which i want to print the doc.
2. In the automation, dragged a printDocument control from tool box,
3. Initialized the documentName property of the control with the absolute file path(including the filename)
4. Dragged the print method of printDocument control.
I am seeing a notification that the document is sent to the printer (on the bottom right side in the system tray)
5. When i physically check if the document is printed, it prints a blank document.
Did some research on C# script where they have advised to use a even handler for PrintPage event.
I am trying to understand how can i achieve my requirement using the ootb controls using prindDocument or anything else which is present, instead of a C# script
Pegasystems Inc.
US
To print a PDF, you can't use the .Net PrintDocument component according to my Googling. You'll need to use a third party assembly. This isn't really a Pega Robotics question though as that is really a programming task. If you'd like to interrogate the PDF reader application and automate the print steps through the application, then that would likely be possible using an adapter and the traditional automation methods. You might need to use SendKeys (control + P) to generate the print once the document is open, but I would try to automate the process like any other application first.