Print PDF with ASP.NET and Acrobat Reader

Question

I have a web application on IIS and I’ll print a file pdf.

Printers are shared printers, physically connected to another computer.
The website have an Application Pool Identity and the virtual account (DomainName\NameComputer$) have full permissions on printers.
‘IIS APPPOOL\NameAP’ have full control on Acrobat Reader (AcroRd32.exe)
Operation Systems: Windows Server 2008 R2

I use Process class with this code:

ProcessStartInfo infoPrintPdf = new ProcessStartInfo();
infoPrintPdf.FileName = pathPdf;
string printerName = "\\namePC\namePrinter";
infoPrintPdf.FileName = "...\AcroRd32.exe";
infoPrintPdf.Arguments = string.Format("/t {0} \"{1}\"", 
    pathPdf, printerName);
infoPrintPdf.CreateNoWindow = true;
infoPrintPdf.UseShellExecute = false;
infoPrintPdf.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
Process printPdf = new Process();
printPdf.StartInfo = infoPrintPdf;
printPdf.Start();
printPdf.WaitForExit();
printPdf.Close();

Process AcroRd32.exe remains in running state and don’t print. Any idea?

I try to open file pdf on server and doesn't work. An extract: Process.Start(@"...\Print.pdf"); The process AcroRd32.exe is in running with username ‘IIS APPPOOL\NameAP’ With Visual Studio in debug this code works.

Daniel B Daniel B · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-17T17:21:11

I've tested in Console app and it's working, modify yr code and use better naming:

var exePath = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe";
var pdfFile = @"E:\program.pdf";
var infoPrintPdf = new ProcessStartInfo
{
    FileName = exePath,
    Arguments = String.Format("/t {0} ", pdfFile),
    CreateNoWindow = true,
    UseShellExecute = false,
    WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
};

var printPdf = new Process();
printPdf.StartInfo = infoPrintPdf;
printPdf.Start();
printPdf.WaitForExit();
printPdf.Close();

Other than app pool Identity, check the argument u r passing.

Print PDF with ASP.NET and Acrobat Reader

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