Retrieve a List of Installed Printers on the Network Using C# in asp.net

Description:

In this example we explain that how to display list of printers in client computer in asp.net using C#.or how to find installed printers on client machine in asp.net.retrieve a list of installed printers on network using C#.

Suppose you have requirements likes to display list of printers on the network so below is the code to display it.

Aspx Page:

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" Inherits="Master_LabelPrint"  MasterPageFile="~/TemplatePage.master" Codebehind="LabelPrint.aspx.cs" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" runat="server">

<table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

        <tr>

            <td class="content">

                <b>List of installed Printers</b>

                <span id="spn" runat="server">

               

                </span>

            </td>

         </tr>

 </table>    

</asp:Content>

Aspx.CS Page:

using System;

using System.Data;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Collections;

using System.Web;

using System.Drawing.Printing;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public partial class Master_LabelPrint : System.Web.UI.Page

{

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        string[] myPrinters = ListPrinters();

        string printHTML = "<ul>";

        for(int p=0; p<myPrinters.Length; p++)

            printHTML = printHTML + "<li>" + myPrinters[p].ToString() + "</li>";

       

        printHTML = printHTML + "</ul>";

        spn.InnerHtml = printHTML;

    }

    public static string[] ListPrinters()

    {

        List<string> lst = new List<string>();

        PrintingPermission PrintPermissions = new PrintingPermission(System.Security.Permissions.PermissionState.Unrestricted);

        PrintPermissions.Level = PrintingPermissionLevel.AllPrinting;

       

        foreach (string printer in PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters)

        {

            lst.Add(printer);

        }

        lst.Sort();

        return lst.ToArray();

    }

}