Automatically Open File Path When Saving XPS/PDF in Windows

To automatically save a PDF or XPS file in a specific network location using C#, you can use the System.IO.FileInfo class to create a FileInfo object for the desired file path and then use the SaveAs method to save the file. Here's an example using a PDF printer to generate a PDF and saving it to a network location:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms.Design;

public class SavePdfToNetwork
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Create a new PDF document
        PrintDocument printDocument = new PrintDocument();
        PrintDocumentEventArgs printEventArgs = new PrintDocumentEventArgs(printDocument, new PrintPageEventArgs(printDocument.CreatePrinterSettings(), false));

        // Add content to the PDF document
        printDocument.PrintPage += (sender, args) =>
        {
            // Draw content on the page
            using (Graphics graphics = args.Graphics)
            {
                graphics.DrawString("Hello, World!", new Font("Arial", 12), Brushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, args.MarginBounds.Width, args.MarginBounds.Height));
            }
        };

        // Print the document
        printDocument.Print();

        // Save the PDF to a network location
        string networkPath = @"\\server\share\folder\file.pdf";
        printDocument.PrintController.PrintDocument(printDocument, false);
        printDocument.Save();
        printDocument.DocumentName = "MyDocument";
        printDocument.Print();

        // Save the PDF as a file
        FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(networkPath);
        printDocument.PrintController.PrintDocument(printDocument, false);
        printDocument.Save();
        printDocument.DocumentName = "MyDocument";
        using (FileStream fileStream = fileInfo.Create())
        {
            printDocument.PrintController.PrintControllerStream.CopyTo(fileStream);
        }
    }
}

Replace \\server\share\folder\file.pdf with your desired network file path. This example uses a simple text string as content, but you can replace it with your own content as needed.

This code generates a single-page PDF and saves it to a network location. It uses the PrintDocument class to create a PDF, and the PrintControllerStream to write the PDF data to a file.

References:

• System.IO.FileInfo Class
• PrintDocument Class
• PrintDocumentEventArgs Class
• PrintPageEventArgs Class
• PrintController Class
• PrintControllerStream Class
• SaveImageXPS