Question

Server Error in '/' Application.
Error: cannot find the default printer.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Exception: Error: cannot find the default printer.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[Exception: Error: cannot find the default printer.]
   Vriddhi.Registration.Print() in D:\Jitendra\My Works\Vriddhi2\Code\Vriddhi\Registration.aspx.cs:1018
   Vriddhi.Registration.PrintButtonClick(Object sender, EventArgs e) in D:\Jitendra\My Works\Vriddhi2\Code\Vriddhi\Registration.aspx.cs:1000
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +118
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +112
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +36
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5563


Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.1 

Answer 1

Your webapp will run under a user account, that most likely hasn’t defined a default printer. Most likely, it won’t even have access privileges to any printer in the system.

You will need to fiddle with the account the app runs under and the printing privileges.