Print from X++ with printer settings (preferably SRSPrintDestinationSettings)

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How can i print a random file (like pdf) from disk/network to any printer. Preferably using SRSPrintDestinationSettings so i can use the printer dialog (SrsReportRunUtil::showSettingsDialog(printJobSettings)) and let the user pick a printer, trays and all other settings.

So not just the printername, but also all the other options should be respected (amount of copies, tray, ...)

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Vilmos Kintera 46,149 on at

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The AX reports do come from SSRS itself, and the printing module is using SSRS too.

So if you want to print something that is already in PDF, you will not be able to utilize the facility you mention above. A PDF document could be opened though in an HTML control if you install a compatible PDF viewer software with a browser plugin, from where the software could handle printing.

Alternatively you could write some code and attempt the printing from using .Net namespaces.

http://www.artofcreation.be/2014/01/27/how-to-print-any-file-in-ax/

I also found some relevant X++ code too:

https://community.dynamics.com/ax/b/axaptavsme/archive/2013/08/30/print-pdf-files-from-ax-x-code

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At the moment i'm using a .NET class (from the Ex Arte package) to do the printing.

It accepts a file location and an SRSPrintDestinationSettings object.

I've done some reversing with ILSpy and noticed they translate the SRS object to a System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings object and from there on print using regular .NET classes. GDPicuture.net classes

However, it crashes when i use a printer that is not known by the AOS (even though it's ran from client).

I have a feeling the calls on the DLLs are being called on server? Could this be right?

My other feeling is that it only supports "spooler" printers instead of "queue" printers. But that's out of my comfortzone :)

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I've updated the previous post with some more information I could find, I hope it gives some more options.

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I was hoping to avoid having to write X++/.NET code to parse the SRSPrintSettings object :)

But it seems like my only option..

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you need use dot net framework

in below you can found that in c#

stackoverflow.com/.../send-pdf-file-to-a-printer-print-pdf

by some change on that you can use that in x++

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