Q: Printing files depending on the file ext.

[Visual Systems AB \(Martin Arvidsson\)]

Hi!

In the good old days i used the ShellExecute with print option to print a
..DOC or .XLS file.

Is there a neet way to do this in C#? Is it the printDocument control to
use? Can it detect if it's a word document, excel document etc to perform
the right print out?

Regards
Martin

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

AFAIK there is no way of doing it, you either use the native app with a
print verb (the good old days's way ) or if you can host a control in your
app that knows how to handle/print the format correctly.
cheers,

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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
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Hi!

In the good old days i used the ShellExecute with print option to print a
.DOC or .XLS file.

Is there a neet way to do this in C#? Is it the printDocument control to
use? Can it detect if it's a word document, excel document etc to perform
the right print out?

Regards
Martin