This example shows how to get the names of the printers available to your computer to which you can print.
//-------------------------------------------------------------- // Preconditions: // 1. Create a C# Windows console project. // 2. Copy and paste this project into the C# IDE. // 3. Add a reference: // install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation. // 4. Open the Immediate window. // 5. Start DraftSight. // 6. Run the macro. // // Postconditions: The names of available printers are written // to the Immediate window. //---------------------------------------------------------------- using DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation; using System; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; static class Module1 { public static void Main() { DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application dsApp; //Connect to DraftSight dsApp = (DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("DraftSight.Application"); //Abort any command currently running in DraftSight //to avoid nested commands dsApp.AbortRunningCommand(); //Get list of available printers PrintManager dsPrintMgr = default(PrintManager); dsPrintMgr = (PrintManager)dsApp.GetPrintManager(); string[] printerArray = dsPrintMgr.GetAvailablePrinters(); if(null != printerArray) { Debug.Print ("Available printers:"); for (int i = 0; i < printerArray.Length; ++i) { Debug.Print(" " + printerArray[i]); } } } }