Activex code to print pdf files on client machine

[Sachin Mehndiratta]

Hi All, I am looking for expert advice on printing the pdf files at client machine. I have created a sample project named ClientPrint as

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace ActiveX
{
public interface IActiveXPrintLib
{
void PrintFile(string filePath);
}

\[ProgId("ActiveX.PrintFile")\]
\[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDual)\]
\[ComVisible(true)\]
public class ActiveXPrintLib : IActiveXPrintLib
{

	\[ComVisible(true)\]
	public void PrintFile(string filePath)
	{
		AcroPDFLib.AcroPDF AcroPdf = new AcroPDFLib.AcroPDF();
		AcroPdf.LoadFile(filePath);
		AcroPdf.printAll();

	}

}

}

I have created the dll and register the dll using regasm command on client machine. Now at time of consuming the print method at client side using javascript as <object id="myControl1" name="myControl1" classid="clsid:ActiveX.ActiveXPrintLib"> </object>

var axComponent = new ActiveXObject("ActiveX.ActiveXPrintLib");
alert(axComponent);
if (axComponent == null) {
alert('Probably not installed');
}
else {
axComponent.PrintFile('<%= Page.ResolveUrl("~/PdfTemp/0d818b57-9384-4f52-ae89-8ef5868064b7.pdf") %>');
alert('yes');
}

I am getting the error that automation server can't create object, using IE I have enabled the active x and permisssions to download the activex. but it still gives me same error. I am not sure whether my code is correct or not. Any advice is really helpful. Thanks in advance.

Sachin Mehndiratta mehndi.sachin@gmail.com

[Pete OHanlon]

I've looked and I can't see the C# in there. You might want to try the VB.NET forum, where the VB.NET experts hang out.

[Sachin Mehndiratta]

yeah, my mistake, I have already posted to .net framework

[Lost User]

Which is not VB.NET, please delete it from there and try the Visual Basic forum.

[Lost User]

Don't crosspost.

Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

[Richard Deeming]

Normally, I'd agree with you. But in this case, both Pete and RMC told the user to post the question to a different forum, and they obviously didn't notice the "delete" button on the old messages. :)

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[Sachin Mehndiratta]

Appology for the mistake, code is now converted to C#

[Sachin Mehndiratta]

Code is edited to C# now