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user1790642

Reputation: 21

How to get all network printers in C#

I have written the following code it didnot get the Remote printers name Can any one please help me?

var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("root\\CIMV2", "SELECT * FROM 
                                             Win32_Printer");

var results = searcher.Get();

IList<ManagementBaseObject> printers = new List<ManagementBaseObject>();
`enter code here`
foreach (var printer in results) `enter code here`{
    if ((bool)printer["Network"]) `enter code here`{`enter code here`
        printers.Add(printer);`enter code here`
    }
}

Upvotes: 2

Views: 10671

Answers (2)

vibs2006
vibs2006

Reputation: 6528

If you are looking to find list of all Installed Network Printers then you can simply use the following function.

Try to run the following in by creating a Console Application.

You need to reference System.Printing Namespace. You need to manually add reference to its library by right-clicking on Add References and checking the same as shown below in the snapshot.

Enter System.Printing Namespace to your local dll

Once you are done with that then use the following code for your console application. I have added code here to show BOTH Network and Local Printers. You can pick your particular selection. 

using System.Printing;
namespace GetPrinters
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var server = new PrintServer();
            Console.WriteLine("Listing Shared Printers");
            var queues = server.GetPrintQueues(new[]
            { EnumeratedPrintQueueTypes.Shared, EnumeratedPrintQueueTypes.Connections });
            foreach (var item in queues)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(item.FullName);
            }
            Console.WriteLine("\nListing Local Printers Now");
            queues = server.GetPrintQueues(new[]
            { EnumeratedPrintQueueTypes.Local });
            foreach (var item in queues)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(item.FullName);
            }
            Console.ReadLine();

        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 4

Ekk
Ekk

Reputation: 5715

I think you have to update your code like below.

private void btnGetPrinters_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Use the ObjectQuery to get the list of configured printers
    var oquery = new System.Management.ObjectQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Printer");

    var mosearcher = new System.Management.ManagementObjectSearcher(oquery);

    System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection moc = mosearcher.Get();

    foreach (ManagementObject mo in moc)
    {
        System.Management.PropertyDataCollection pdc = mo.Properties;

        foreach (System.Management.PropertyData pd in pdc)
        {
            if ((bool)mo["Network"])
            {
                cmbPrinters.Items.Add(mo[pd.Name]);
            }
        }
    }
}

I copied it from Retrieve a List of Installed Printers on the Network Using WMI, C# and VB.NET

Upvotes: 1

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