How to get the list of all printers in computer
C#.NetWinformsC# Problem Overview
I need to get the list of all printers that connect to computer?
How I can do it in C#, WinForms?
C# Solutions
Solution 1 - C#
Try this:
foreach (string printer in System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters)
{
MessageBox.Show(printer);
}
Solution 2 - C#
If you need more information than just the name of the printer you can use the System.Management
API to query them:
var printerQuery = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * from Win32_Printer");
foreach (var printer in printerQuery.Get())
{
var name = printer.GetPropertyValue("Name");
var status = printer.GetPropertyValue("Status");
var isDefault = printer.GetPropertyValue("Default");
var isNetworkPrinter = printer.GetPropertyValue("Network");
Console.WriteLine("{0} (Status: {1}, Default: {2}, Network: {3}",
name, status, isDefault, isNetworkPrinter);
}
Solution 3 - C#
Look at the static System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters property.
It is a list of the names of all installed printers on the system.
Solution 4 - C#
You can also use the LocalPrintServer
class. See: System.Printing.LocalPrintServer
public List<string> InstalledPrinters
{
get
{
return (from PrintQueue printer in new LocalPrintServer().GetPrintQueues(new[] { EnumeratedPrintQueueTypes.Local,
EnumeratedPrintQueueTypes.Connections }).ToList()
select printer.Name).ToList();
}
}
As stated in the docs: Classes within the System.Printing
namespace are not supported for use within a Windows service or ASP.NET application or service.
Solution 5 - C#
Get Network and Local Printer List in ASP.NET
This method uses the Windows Management Instrumentation or the WMI interface. It’s a technology used to get information about various systems (hardware) running on a Windows Operating System.
private void GetAllPrinterList()
{
ManagementScope objScope = new ManagementScope(ManagementPath.DefaultPath); //For the local Access
objScope.Connect();
SelectQuery selectQuery = new SelectQuery();
selectQuery.QueryString = "Select * from win32_Printer";
ManagementObjectSearcher MOS = new ManagementObjectSearcher(objScope, selectQuery);
ManagementObjectCollection MOC = MOS.Get();
foreach (ManagementObject mo in MOC)
{
lstPrinterList.Items.Add(mo["Name"].ToString());
}
}
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Demo of application which listed network and local printer
Solution 6 - C#
If you are working with MVC C#, this is the way to deal with printers and serial ports for dropdowns.
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO.Ports;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
public class Miclass
{
private void AllViews()
{
List<PortClass> ports = new List<PortClass>();
List<Printersclass> Printersfor = new List<Printersclass>();
string[] portnames = SerialPort.GetPortNames();
/*PORTS*/
for (int i = 0; i < portnames.Count(); i++)
{
ports.Add(new PortClass() { Name = portnames[i].Trim(), Desc = portnames[i].Trim() });
}
/*PRINTER*/
for (int i = 0; i < PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters.Count; i++)
{
Printersfor.Add(new Printersclass() { Name = PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters[i].Trim(), Desc = PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters[i].Trim() });
}
}
}
public class PortClass
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Desc { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("{0} ({1})", Name, Desc);
}
}
public class Printersclass
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Desc { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("{0} ({1})", Name, Desc);
}
}