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

Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Namespace ActiveX
Public Interface IActiveXPrintLib
Sub PrintFile(filePath As String)
End Interface

<ProgId("ActiveX.PrintFile")>

<ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDual)>
<ComVisible(True)>
Public Class ActiveXPrintLib
Implements IActiveXPrintLib

    <ComVisible(True)>
    Public Sub PrintFile(filePath As String) Implements IActiveXPrintLib.PrintFile

        Dim AcroPdf As New AcroPDFLib.AcroPDF()
        AcroPdf.LoadFile(filePath)
        AcroPdf.printAll()

    End Sub

End Class

End Namespace

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

var axComponent = new ActiveXObject("ActiveX.ActiveXPrintLib");
alert(axComponent);
if (axComponent == null) {
alert('Probably not installed');
}
else {
yourAxComponent.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