Print RDLC report from server in C#

Question

I'm creating a RDLC report and printing it from ASP.Net. When i try this in local machine it works fine. But when deploying in the server the printer settings are not valid.

//Code

 if (m_streams == null || m_streams.Count == 0)
            throw new Exception("Error: no stream to print.");

        PrintDocument printDoc = new PrintDocument();

       // printDoc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = "HP LaserJet 3055 PCL5";

        if (!printDoc.PrinterSettings.IsValid)
        {
            throw new Exception("Error: cannot find the default printer.");
        }
        else
        {
            printDoc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(PrintPage);
            m_currentPageIndex = 0;
            printDoc.Print();
        }

From the above code it throws me an exception "cannot find default printer". Tried to add the printer name which exists in the client machine but still didn't work.

I need to print the report in the client machine.

Don't know where to change. Any help?

Paulo Correia Paulo Correia · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-10T17:54:36

I belive that you are doing something you arent' supposed to do.

If you have a ASP.NET Website, that has a RDLC report in the site. If I, access that report, I would like to print in my machine, not in the server. Are you sure, that you want to make the server to print the report? Shouldn't the client/browser to issue the print command?

If your server is in a datacenter, and I'm at my home, where should the printing be done? Unless you want to print in the server (Mail Merge stickers, for example).

Print RDLC report from server in C#

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