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Using system icons for TreeView in C#

I'm making a file transfer app, and I need to use system icons so the icons will match different versions of Windows. They are remote files are distant so I can't just use SHFILEINFO.

So, I got it working by using this very good example from CodeProject:
public class IconReader
{
/// <summary>
/// Options to specify the size of icons to return.
/// </summary>
public enum IconSize
{
/// <summary>
/// Specify large icon - 32 pixels by 32 pixels.
/// </summary>
Large = 0,
/// <summary>
/// Specify small icon - 16 pixels by 16 pixels.
/// </summary>
Small = 1
}
/// <summary>
/// Options to specify whether folders should be in the open or closed state.
/// </summary>
public enum FolderType
{
/// <summary>
/// Specify open folder.
/// </summary>
Open = 0,
/// <summary>
/// Specify closed folder.
/// </summary>
Closed = 1
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns an icon for a given file - indicated by the name parameter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">Pathname for file.</param>
/// <param name="size">Large or small</param>
/// <param name="linkOverlay">Whether to include the link icon</param>
/// <returns>System.Drawing.Icon</returns>
public static System.Drawing.Icon GetFileIcon(string name, IconSize size, bool linkOverlay)
{
Shell32.SHFILEINFO shfi = new Shell32.SHFILEINFO();
uint flags = Shell32.SHGFI_ICON | Shell32.SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES;
if (true == linkOverlay) flags += Shell32.SHGFI_LINKOVERLAY;
/* Check the size specified for return. */
if (IconSize.Small == size)
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_SMALLICON;
}
else
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_LARGEICON;
}
Shell32.SHGetFileInfo(name,
Shell32.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
ref shfi,
(uint)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(shfi),
flags);
// Copy (clone) the returned icon to a new object, thus allowing us to clean-up properly
System.Drawing.Icon icon = (System.Drawing.Icon)System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shfi.hIcon).Clone();
User32.DestroyIcon(shfi.hIcon); // Cleanup
return icon;
}
/// <summary>
/// Used to access system folder icons.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="size">Specify large or small icons.</param>
/// <param name="folderType">Specify open or closed FolderType.</param>
/// <returns>System.Drawing.Icon</returns>
public static System.Drawing.Icon GetFolderIcon(IconSize size, FolderType folderType)
{
// Need to add size check, although errors generated at present!
uint flags = Shell32.SHGFI_ICON | Shell32.SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES;
if (FolderType.Open == folderType)
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_OPENICON;
}
if (IconSize.Small == size)
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_SMALLICON;
}
else
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_LARGEICON;
}
// Get the folder icon
Shell32.SHFILEINFO shfi = new Shell32.SHFILEINFO();
Shell32.SHGetFileInfo(#"Folder",
Shell32.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY,
ref shfi,
(uint)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(shfi),
flags);
System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shfi.hIcon); // Load the icon from an HICON handle
// Now clone the icon, so that it can be successfully stored in an ImageList
System.Drawing.Icon icon = (System.Drawing.Icon)System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shfi.hIcon).Clone();
User32.DestroyIcon(shfi.hIcon); // Cleanup
return icon;
}
public static System.Drawing.Icon GetDriveIcon(IconSize size, FolderType folderType)
{
// Need to add size check, although errors generated at present!
uint flags = Shell32.SHGFI_ICON | Shell32.SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES;
if (FolderType.Open == folderType)
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_OPENICON;
}
if (IconSize.Small == size)
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_SMALLICON;
}
else
{
flags += Shell32.SHGFI_LARGEICON;
}
// Get the folder icon
Shell32.SHFILEINFO shfi = new Shell32.SHFILEINFO();
Shell32.SHGetFileInfo(null,
Shell32.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY,
ref shfi,
(uint)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(shfi),
flags);
System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shfi.hIcon); // Load the icon from an HICON handle
// Now clone the icon, so that it can be successfully stored in an ImageList
System.Drawing.Icon icon = (System.Drawing.Icon)System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shfi.hIcon).Clone();
User32.DestroyIcon(shfi.hIcon); // Cleanup
return icon;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Wraps necessary Shell32.dll structures and functions required to retrieve Icon Handles using SHGetFileInfo. Code
/// courtesy of MSDN Cold Rooster Consulting case study.
/// </summary>
///
// This code has been left largely untouched from that in the CRC example. The main changes have been moving
// the icon reading code over to the IconReader type.
public class Shell32
{
public const int MAX_PATH = 256;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct SHITEMID
{
public ushort cb;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)]
public byte[] abID;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct ITEMIDLIST
{
public SHITEMID mkid;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct BROWSEINFO
{
public IntPtr hwndOwner;
public IntPtr pidlRoot;
public IntPtr pszDisplayName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string lpszTitle;
public uint ulFlags;
public IntPtr lpfn;
public int lParam;
public IntPtr iImage;
}
// Browsing for directory.
public const uint BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS = 0x0001;
public const uint BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN = 0x0002;
public const uint BIF_STATUSTEXT = 0x0004;
public const uint BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS = 0x0008;
public const uint BIF_EDITBOX = 0x0010;
public const uint BIF_VALIDATE = 0x0020;
public const uint BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE = 0x0040;
public const uint BIF_USENEWUI = (BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE | BIF_EDITBOX);
public const uint BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEURLS = 0x0080;
public const uint BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER = 0x1000;
public const uint BIF_BROWSEFORPRINTER = 0x2000;
public const uint BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES = 0x4000;
public const uint BIF_SHAREABLE = 0x8000;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct SHFILEINFO
{
public const int NAMESIZE = 80;
public IntPtr hIcon;
public int iIcon;
public uint dwAttributes;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = MAX_PATH)]
public string szDisplayName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = NAMESIZE)]
public string szTypeName;
};
public const uint SHGFI_ICON = 0x000000100; // get icon
public const uint SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME = 0x000000200; // get display name
public const uint SHGFI_TYPENAME = 0x000000400; // get type name
public const uint SHGFI_ATTRIBUTES = 0x000000800; // get attributes
public const uint SHGFI_ICONLOCATION = 0x000001000; // get icon location
public const uint SHGFI_EXETYPE = 0x000002000; // return exe type
public const uint SHGFI_SYSICONINDEX = 0x000004000; // get system icon index
public const uint SHGFI_LINKOVERLAY = 0x000008000; // put a link overlay on icon
public const uint SHGFI_SELECTED = 0x000010000; // show icon in selected state
public const uint SHGFI_ATTR_SPECIFIED = 0x000020000; // get only specified attributes
public const uint SHGFI_LARGEICON = 0x000000000; // get large icon
public const uint SHGFI_SMALLICON = 0x000000001; // get small icon
public const uint SHGFI_OPENICON = 0x000000002; // get open icon
public const uint SHGFI_SHELLICONSIZE = 0x000000004; // get shell size icon
public const uint SHGFI_PIDL = 0x000000008; // pszPath is a pidl
public const uint SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES = 0x000000010; // use passed dwFileAttribute
public const uint SHGFI_ADDOVERLAYS = 0x000000020; // apply the appropriate overlays
public const uint SHGFI_OVERLAYINDEX = 0x000000040; // Get the index of the overlay
public const uint FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY = 0x00000010;
public const uint FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL = 0x00000080;
[DllImport("Shell32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr SHGetFileInfo(
string pszPath,
uint dwFileAttributes,
ref SHFILEINFO psfi,
uint cbFileInfo,
uint uFlags
);
}
/// <summary>
/// Wraps necessary functions imported from User32.dll. Code courtesy of MSDN Cold Rooster Consulting example.
/// </summary>
public class User32
{
/// <summary>
/// Provides access to function required to delete handle. This method is used internally
/// and is not required to be called separately.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hIcon">Pointer to icon handle.</param>
/// <returns>N/A</returns>
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
public static extern int DestroyIcon(IntPtr hIcon);
}
But, There is still one problem: The icons look HORRIBLE ! Here is a screenshot:
Do someone know how I can solve this ?

I need to add a custom form size to the local Print Server through code

I need to add a custom form size to the local Print Server through code. I would like to do it in a bat file or in C#, or possibly in something else I can run when running my InstallShield installer.
To better explain, to do this manually, open Devices and Printers and click on a printer. Then click Print Server Properties. The form below will open, and you can view/add/delete Forms. I would like to add a new one here through code (then eventually select this new paper size in the printers Advanced options).

This code project article explains how to do it, and presumably has some helper classes and methods. Some sample code is below:
var formInfo = new FormInfo1();
formInfo.Flags = 0;
formInfo.pName = paperName;
// all sizes in 1000ths of millimeters
formInfo.Size.width = (int)(widthMm * 1000.0);
formInfo.Size.height = (int)(heightMm * 1000.0);
formInfo.ImageableArea.left = 0;
formInfo.ImageableArea.right = formInfo.Size.width;
formInfo.ImageableArea.top = 0;
formInfo.ImageableArea.bottom = formInfo.Size.height;
// Add the paper size to the printer's list of available paper sizes:
bool bFormAdded = AddForm(hPrinter, 1, ref formInfo);
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/12229/Adding-custom-paper-sizes-to-named-printers

I get code from here: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/12229/Adding-custom-paper-sizes-to-named-printers. But it dosnt work.
You need to replace FormInfo1 from source code to this --v--v--v--
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
internal struct FormInfo1
{
public uint Flags;
public String pName;
public structSize Size;
public structRect ImageableArea;
};
And dont use this method "AddCustomPaperSize" - it dosn't work
Only method "AddCustomPaperSizeToDefaultPrinter" is working (for me)
Here is result:
Here is full work code:
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
namespace MJMCustomPrintForm
{
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for MJMCustomPrintForm.
/// </summary>
public class MJMCustomPrintForm
{
// Make a static class
private MJMCustomPrintForm()
{
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
internal struct structPrinterDefaults
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] public String pDatatype;
public IntPtr pDevMode;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)] public int DesiredAccess;
};
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint="OpenPrinter", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=false,CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall),
SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern bool OpenPrinter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string printerName,
out IntPtr phPrinter,
ref structPrinterDefaults pd);
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint="ClosePrinter", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=false,
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall),SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern bool ClosePrinter(IntPtr phPrinter);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
internal struct structSize
{
public Int32 width;
public Int32 height;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
internal struct structRect
{
public Int32 left;
public Int32 top;
public Int32 right;
public Int32 bottom;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
internal struct FormInfo1
{
public uint Flags;
public String pName;
public structSize Size;
public structRect ImageableArea;
};
//[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
//internal struct FormInfo1
//{
// [FieldOffset(0), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)] public uint Flags;
// [FieldOffset(4), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] public String pName;
// [FieldOffset(8)] public structSize Size;
// [FieldOffset(16)] public structRect ImageableArea;
//};
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet=CharSet.Ansi/* changed from CharSet=CharSet.Auto */)]
internal struct structDevMode
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst=32)] public String
dmDeviceName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)] public short dmSpecVersion;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)] public short dmDriverVersion;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)] public short dmSize;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)] public short dmDriverExtra;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmFields;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmOrientation;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmPaperSize;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmPaperLength;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmPaperWidth;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmScale;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmCopies;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmDefaultSource;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmPrintQuality;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmColor;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmDuplex;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmYResolution;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmTTOption;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I2)] public short dmCollate;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst=32)] public String dmFormName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)] public short dmLogPixels;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmBitsPerPel;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmPelsWidth;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmPelsHeight;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmNup;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmDisplayFrequency;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmICMMethod;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmICMIntent;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmMediaType;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmDitherType;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmReserved1;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dmReserved2;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
internal struct PRINTER_INFO_9
{
public IntPtr pDevMode;
}
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint="AddFormW", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=true,
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall), SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern bool AddForm(
IntPtr phPrinter,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)] int level,
ref FormInfo1 form);
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint="DeleteForm", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=false,CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall),
SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern bool DeleteForm(
IntPtr phPrinter,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] string pName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="GetLastError", SetLastError=false,
ExactSpelling=true, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall),
SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern Int32 GetLastError();
[DllImport("GDI32.dll", EntryPoint="CreateDC", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=false,
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall),
SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern IntPtr CreateDC([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string pDrive,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] string pName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] string pOutput,
ref structDevMode pDevMode);
[DllImport("GDI32.dll", EntryPoint="ResetDC", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=false,
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall),
SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern IntPtr ResetDC(
IntPtr hDC,
ref structDevMode
pDevMode);
[DllImport("GDI32.dll", EntryPoint="DeleteDC", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=false,
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall),
SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern bool DeleteDC(IntPtr hDC);
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint="SetPrinterA", SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Auto, ExactSpelling=true,
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall), SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute()]
internal static extern bool SetPrinter(
IntPtr hPrinter,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)] int level,
IntPtr pPrinter,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)] int command);
/*
LONG DocumentProperties(
HWND hWnd, // handle to parent window
HANDLE hPrinter, // handle to printer object
LPTSTR pDeviceName, // device name
PDEVMODE pDevModeOutput, // modified device mode
PDEVMODE pDevModeInput, // original device mode
DWORD fMode // mode options
);
*/
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint="DocumentPropertiesA", SetLastError=true,
ExactSpelling=true, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern int DocumentProperties(
IntPtr hwnd,
IntPtr hPrinter,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string pDeviceName /* changed from String to string */,
IntPtr pDevModeOutput,
IntPtr pDevModeInput,
int fMode
);
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint="GetPrinterA", SetLastError=true,
ExactSpelling=true, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool GetPrinter(
IntPtr hPrinter,
int dwLevel /* changed type from Int32 */,
IntPtr pPrinter,
int dwBuf /* chagned from Int32*/,
out int dwNeeded /* changed from Int32*/
);
// SendMessageTimeout tools
[Flags] public enum SendMessageTimeoutFlags : uint
{
SMTO_NORMAL = 0x0000,
SMTO_BLOCK = 0x0001,
SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG = 0x0002,
SMTO_NOTIMEOUTIFNOTHUNG = 0x0008
}
const int WM_SETTINGCHANGE = 0x001A;
const int HWND_BROADCAST = 0xffff;
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError=true, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern IntPtr SendMessageTimeout(
IntPtr windowHandle,
uint Msg,
IntPtr wParam,
IntPtr lParam,
SendMessageTimeoutFlags flags,
uint timeout,
out IntPtr result
);
public static void AddMjm80MmPaperSizeToDefaultPrinter()
{
AddCustomPaperSizeToDefaultPrinter("MJM 80mm * Receipt Length", 80.1f, 4003.9f);
}
public static void AddMjm104MmPaperSizeToDefaultPrinter()
{
AddCustomPaperSizeToDefaultPrinter("MJM 104mm * Receipt Length", 104.1f, 4003.9f);
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds the printer form to the default printer
/// </summary>
/// <param name="paperName">Name of the printer form</param>
/// <param name="widthMm">Width given in millimeters</param>
/// <param name="heightMm">Height given in millimeters</param>
public static void AddCustomPaperSizeToDefaultPrinter(string paperName, float widthMm, float heightMm)
{
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
string sPrinterName = pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName;
AddCustomPaperSize(sPrinterName, paperName, widthMm, heightMm);
}
/// <summary>
/// Add the printer form to a printer
/// </summary>
/// <param name="printerName">The printer name</param>
/// <param name="paperName">Name of the printer form</param>
/// <param name="widthMm">Width given in millimeters</param>
/// <param name="heightMm">Height given in millimeters</param>
public static void AddCustomPaperSize(string printerName, string paperName, float
widthMm, float heightMm)
{
if (PlatformID.Win32NT == Environment.OSVersion.Platform)
{
// The code to add a custom paper size is different for Windows NT then it is
// for previous versions of windows
const int PRINTER_ACCESS_USE = 0x00000008;
const int PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER = 0x00000004;
const int FORM_PRINTER = 0x00000002;
structPrinterDefaults defaults = new structPrinterDefaults();
defaults.pDatatype = null;
defaults.pDevMode = IntPtr.Zero;
defaults.DesiredAccess = PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER | PRINTER_ACCESS_USE;
IntPtr hPrinter = IntPtr.Zero;
// Open the printer.
if (OpenPrinter(printerName, out hPrinter, ref defaults))
{
try
{
// delete the form incase it already exists
DeleteForm(hPrinter, paperName);
// create and initialize the FORM_INFO_1 structure
FormInfo1 formInfo = new FormInfo1();
formInfo.Flags = 0;
formInfo.pName = paperName;
// all sizes in 1000ths of millimeters
formInfo.Size.width = (int)(widthMm * 1000.0);
formInfo.Size.height = (int)(heightMm * 1000.0);
formInfo.ImageableArea.left = 0;
formInfo.ImageableArea.right = formInfo.Size.width;
formInfo.ImageableArea.top = 0;
formInfo.ImageableArea.bottom = formInfo.Size.height;
if (!AddForm(hPrinter, 1, ref formInfo))
{
StringBuilder strBuilder = new StringBuilder();
strBuilder.AppendFormat("Failed to add the custom paper size {0} to the printer {1}, System error number: {2}",
paperName, printerName, GetLastError());
throw new ApplicationException(strBuilder.ToString());
}
// INIT
const int DM_OUT_BUFFER = 2;
const int DM_IN_BUFFER = 8;
structDevMode devMode = new structDevMode();
IntPtr hPrinterInfo, hDummy;
PRINTER_INFO_9 printerInfo;
printerInfo.pDevMode = IntPtr.Zero;
int iPrinterInfoSize, iDummyInt;
// GET THE SIZE OF THE DEV_MODE BUFFER
int iDevModeSize = DocumentProperties(IntPtr.Zero, hPrinter, printerName, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, 0);
if(iDevModeSize < 0)
throw new ApplicationException("Cannot get the size of the DEVMODE structure.");
// ALLOCATE THE BUFFER
IntPtr hDevMode = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(iDevModeSize + 100);
// GET A POINTER TO THE DEV_MODE BUFFER
int iRet = DocumentProperties(IntPtr.Zero, hPrinter, printerName, hDevMode, IntPtr.Zero, DM_OUT_BUFFER);
if(iRet < 0)
throw new ApplicationException("Cannot get the DEVMODE structure.");
// FILL THE DEV_MODE STRUCTURE
devMode = (structDevMode)Marshal.PtrToStructure(hDevMode, devMode.GetType());
// SET THE FORM NAME FIELDS TO INDICATE THAT THIS FIELD WILL BE MODIFIED
devMode.dmFields = 0x10000; // DM_FORMNAME
// SET THE FORM NAME
devMode.dmFormName = paperName;
// PUT THE DEV_MODE STRUCTURE BACK INTO THE POINTER
Marshal.StructureToPtr(devMode, hDevMode, true);
// MERGE THE NEW CHAGES WITH THE OLD
iRet = DocumentProperties(IntPtr.Zero, hPrinter, printerName,
printerInfo.pDevMode, printerInfo.pDevMode, DM_IN_BUFFER | DM_OUT_BUFFER);
if(iRet < 0)
throw new ApplicationException("Unable to set the orientation setting for this printer.");
// GET THE PRINTER INFO SIZE
GetPrinter(hPrinter, 9, IntPtr.Zero, 0, out iPrinterInfoSize);
if(iPrinterInfoSize == 0)
throw new ApplicationException("GetPrinter failed. Couldn't get the # bytes needed for shared PRINTER_INFO_9 structure");
// ALLOCATE THE BUFFER
hPrinterInfo = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(iPrinterInfoSize + 100);
// GET A POINTER TO THE PRINTER INFO BUFFER
bool bSuccess = GetPrinter(hPrinter, 9, hPrinterInfo, iPrinterInfoSize, out iDummyInt);
if(!bSuccess)
throw new ApplicationException("GetPrinter failed. Couldn't get the shared PRINTER_INFO_9 structure");
// FILL THE PRINTER INFO STRUCTURE
printerInfo = (PRINTER_INFO_9)Marshal.PtrToStructure(hPrinterInfo, printerInfo.GetType());
printerInfo.pDevMode = hDevMode;
// GET A POINTER TO THE PRINTER INFO STRUCTURE
Marshal.StructureToPtr(printerInfo, hPrinterInfo, true);
// SET THE PRINTER SETTINGS
bSuccess = SetPrinter(hPrinter, 9, hPrinterInfo, 0);
if(!bSuccess)
throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error(), "SetPrinter() failed. Couldn't set the printer settings");
// Tell all open programs that this change occurred.
SendMessageTimeout(
new IntPtr(HWND_BROADCAST),
WM_SETTINGCHANGE,
IntPtr.Zero,
IntPtr.Zero,
MJMCustomPrintForm.SendMessageTimeoutFlags.SMTO_NORMAL,
1000,
out hDummy);
}
finally
{
ClosePrinter(hPrinter);
}
}
else
{
StringBuilder strBuilder = new StringBuilder();
strBuilder.AppendFormat("Failed to open the {0} printer, System error number: {1}",
printerName, GetLastError());
throw new ApplicationException(strBuilder.ToString());
}
}
else
{
structDevMode pDevMode = new structDevMode();
IntPtr hDC = CreateDC(null, printerName, null, ref pDevMode);
if (hDC != IntPtr.Zero)
{
const long DM_PAPERSIZE = 0x00000002L;
const long DM_PAPERLENGTH = 0x00000004L;
const long DM_PAPERWIDTH = 0x00000008L;
pDevMode.dmFields = (int)(DM_PAPERSIZE | DM_PAPERWIDTH | DM_PAPERLENGTH);
pDevMode.dmPaperSize = 256;
pDevMode.dmPaperWidth = (short)(widthMm * 1000.0);
pDevMode.dmPaperLength = (short)(heightMm * 1000.0);
ResetDC(hDC, ref pDevMode);
DeleteDC(hDC);
}
}
}
}
}

Reading bar codes using wpf application

In one of my WPF applications, I have the need to be able to read bar code values using C#. I am not sure how to do this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

The best way is to create a keyboard hook.
Below is a class that I have used in several projects.
You use it like this:
var hook = new KeyboardHook();
var availbleScanners = KeyboardHook.GetKeyboardDevices();
... // find out which scanner to use
hook.SetDeviceFilter(availableScanners.First());
hook.KeyPressed += OnBarcodeKey;
hook.AddHook(YourWPFMainView);
...
public void OnBarcodeKey(object sender, KeyPressedEventArgs e) {
Console.WriteLine("received " + e.Text);
}
I got the low level keyboard stuff from this article.
public class KeyPressedEventArgs : EventArgs
{
public KeyPressedEventArgs(string text) {
mText = text;
}
public string Text { get { return mText; } }
private readonly string mText;
}
public partial class KeyboardHook
: IDisposable
{
private static readonly Regex DeviceNamePattern = new Regex(#"#([^#]+)");
public event EventHandler<KeyPressedEventArgs> KeyPressed;
/// <summary>
/// Set the device to use in keyboard hook
/// </summary>
/// <param name="deviceId">Name of device</param>
/// <returns>true if device is found</returns>
public bool SetDeviceFilter(string deviceId) {
Dictionary<string, IntPtr> devices = FindAllKeyboardDevices();
return devices.TryGetValue(deviceId, out mHookDeviceId);
}
/// <summary>
/// Add this KeyboardHook to a window
/// </summary>
/// <param name="window">The window to add to</param>
public void AddHook(System.Windows.Window window) {
if (window == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("window");
if (mHwndSource != null)
throw new InvalidOperationException("Hook already present");
IntPtr hwnd = new WindowInteropHelper(window).Handle;
mHwndSource = HwndSource.FromHwnd(hwnd);
if (mHwndSource == null)
throw new ApplicationException("Failed to receive window source");
mHwndSource.AddHook(WndProc);
RAWINPUTDEVICE[] rid = new RAWINPUTDEVICE[1];
rid[0].usUsagePage = 0x01;
rid[0].usUsage = 0x06;
rid[0].dwFlags = RIDEV_INPUTSINK;
rid[0].hwndTarget = hwnd;
if (!RegisterRawInputDevices(rid, (uint)rid.Length, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(rid[0])))
throw new ApplicationException("Failed to register raw input device(s).");
}
/// <summary>
/// Remove this keyboard hook from window (if it is added)
/// </summary>
public void RemoveHook() {
if (mHwndSource == null)
return; // not an error
RAWINPUTDEVICE[] rid = new RAWINPUTDEVICE[1];
rid[0].usUsagePage = 0x01;
rid[0].usUsage = 0x06;
rid[0].dwFlags = 0x00000001;
rid[0].hwndTarget = IntPtr.Zero;
RegisterRawInputDevices(rid, (uint)rid.Length, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(rid[0]));
mHwndSource.RemoveHook(WndProc);
mHwndSource.Dispose();
mHwndSource = null;
}
public void Dispose() {
RemoveHook();
}
private IntPtr mHookDeviceId;
private HwndSource mHwndSource;
private IntPtr WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, int msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, ref bool handled) {
switch (msg) {
case WM_INPUT:
if (ProcessInputCommand(mHookDeviceId, lParam)) {
MSG message;
PeekMessage(out message, IntPtr.Zero, WM_KEYDOWN, WM_KEYDOWN, PM_REMOVE);
}
break;
}
return IntPtr.Zero;
}
/// <summary>
/// Get a list of keyboard devices available
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Collection of devices available</returns>
public static ICollection<string> GetKeyboardDevices() {
return FindAllKeyboardDevices().Keys;
}
private static Dictionary<string, IntPtr> FindAllKeyboardDevices() {
Dictionary<string, IntPtr> deviceNames = new Dictionary<string, IntPtr>();
uint deviceCount = 0;
int dwSize = (Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)));
if (GetRawInputDeviceList(IntPtr.Zero, ref deviceCount, (uint)dwSize) == 0) {
IntPtr pRawInputDeviceList = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)(dwSize*deviceCount));
try {
GetRawInputDeviceList(pRawInputDeviceList, ref deviceCount, (uint)dwSize);
for (int i = 0; i < deviceCount; i++) {
uint pcbSize = 0;
var rid = (RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)Marshal.PtrToStructure(
new IntPtr((pRawInputDeviceList.ToInt32() + (dwSize*i))),
typeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST));
GetRawInputDeviceInfo(rid.hDevice, RIDI_DEVICENAME, IntPtr.Zero, ref pcbSize);
if (pcbSize > 0) {
IntPtr pData = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)pcbSize);
try {
GetRawInputDeviceInfo(rid.hDevice, RIDI_DEVICENAME, pData, ref pcbSize);
string deviceName = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(pData);
// The list will include the "root" keyboard and mouse devices
// which appear to be the remote access devices used by Terminal
// Services or the Remote Desktop - we're not interested in these
// so the following code with drop into the next loop iteration
if (deviceName.ToUpper().Contains("ROOT"))
continue;
// If the device is identified as a keyboard or HID device,
// Check if it is the one we're looking for
if (rid.dwType == RIM_TYPEKEYBOARD || rid.dwType == RIM_TYPEHID) {
Match match = DeviceNamePattern.Match(deviceName);
if (match.Success)
deviceNames.Add(match.Groups[1].Value, rid.hDevice);
}
}
finally {
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(pData);
}
}
}
}
finally {
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(pRawInputDeviceList);
}
}
return deviceNames;
}
/// <summary>
/// Processes WM_INPUT messages to retrieve information about any
/// keyboard events that occur.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="deviceId">Device to process</param>
/// <param name="lParam">The WM_INPUT message to process.</param>
private bool ProcessInputCommand(IntPtr deviceId, IntPtr lParam) {
uint dwSize = 0;
try {
// First call to GetRawInputData sets the value of dwSize
// dwSize can then be used to allocate the appropriate amount of memory,
// storing the pointer in "buffer".
GetRawInputData(lParam, RID_INPUT, IntPtr.Zero,ref dwSize, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(RAWINPUTHEADER)));
IntPtr buffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)dwSize);
try {
// Check that buffer points to something, and if so,
// call GetRawInputData again to fill the allocated memory
// with information about the input
if (buffer != IntPtr.Zero &&
GetRawInputData(lParam, RID_INPUT, buffer, ref dwSize, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(RAWINPUTHEADER))) == dwSize) {
// Store the message information in "raw", then check
// that the input comes from a keyboard device before
// processing it to raise an appropriate KeyPressed event.
RAWINPUT raw = (RAWINPUT)Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(RAWINPUT));
if (raw.header.hDevice != deviceId)
return false;
if (raw.header.dwType != RIM_TYPEKEYBOARD)
return false;
if (raw.keyboard.Message != WM_KEYDOWN && raw.keyboard.Message != WM_SYSKEYDOWN)
return false;
// On most keyboards, "extended" keys such as the arrow or page
// keys return two codes - the key's own code, and an "extended key" flag, which
// translates to 255. This flag isn't useful to us, so it can be
// disregarded.
if (raw.keyboard.VKey > VK_LAST_KEY)
return false;
if (KeyPressed != null) {
string scannedText = null;
lock (mLocalBuffer) {
if (GetKeyboardState(mKeyboardState)) {
if (ToUnicode(raw.keyboard.VKey, raw.keyboard.MakeCode, mKeyboardState, mLocalBuffer, 64, 0) > 0) {
if (mLocalBuffer.Length > 0) {
scannedText = mLocalBuffer.ToString();
}
}
}
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(scannedText))
KeyPressed(this, new KeyPressedEventArgs(scannedText));
}
return true;
}
}
finally {
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(buffer);
}
}
catch (Exception err) {
Logger.LogError(err, "Scanner error");
}
return false;
}
private static readonly StringBuilder mLocalBuffer = new StringBuilder();
private static readonly byte[] mKeyboardState = new byte[256];
}
public partial class KeyboardHook
{
private const int RIDEV_INPUTSINK = 0x00000100;
private const int RIDEV_REMOVE = 0x00000001;
private const int RID_INPUT = 0x10000003;
private const int FAPPCOMMAND_MASK = 0xF000;
private const int FAPPCOMMAND_MOUSE = 0x8000;
private const int FAPPCOMMAND_OEM = 0x1000;
private const int RIM_TYPEMOUSE = 0;
private const int RIM_TYPEKEYBOARD = 1;
private const int RIM_TYPEHID = 2;
private const int RIDI_DEVICENAME = 0x20000007;
private const int WM_KEYDOWN = 0x0100;
private const int WM_SYSKEYDOWN = 0x0104;
private const int WM_INPUT = 0x00FF;
private const int VK_OEM_CLEAR = 0xFE;
private const int VK_LAST_KEY = VK_OEM_CLEAR; // this is a made up value used as a sentinal
private const int PM_REMOVE = 0x01;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct RAWINPUTDEVICELIST
{
public IntPtr hDevice;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int dwType;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
private struct RAWINPUT
{
[FieldOffset(0)]
public RAWINPUTHEADER header;
[FieldOffset(16)]
public RAWMOUSE mouse;
[FieldOffset(16)]
public RAWKEYBOARD keyboard;
[FieldOffset(16)]
public RAWHID hid;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct RAWINPUTHEADER
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int dwType;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int dwSize;
public IntPtr hDevice;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int wParam;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct RAWHID
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int dwSizHid;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int dwCount;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct BUTTONSSTR
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort usButtonFlags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort usButtonData;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
private struct RAWMOUSE
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
[FieldOffset(0)]
public ushort usFlags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
[FieldOffset(4)]
public uint ulButtons;
[FieldOffset(4)]
public BUTTONSSTR buttonsStr;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
[FieldOffset(8)]
public uint ulRawButtons;
[FieldOffset(12)]
public int lLastX;
[FieldOffset(16)]
public int lLastY;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
[FieldOffset(20)]
public uint ulExtraInformation;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct RAWKEYBOARD
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort MakeCode;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort Flags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort Reserved;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort VKey;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public uint Message;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public uint ExtraInformation;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct RAWINPUTDEVICE
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort usUsagePage;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U2)]
public ushort usUsage;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int dwFlags;
public IntPtr hwndTarget;
}
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern uint GetRawInputDeviceList(IntPtr pRawInputDeviceList, ref uint uiNumDevices, uint cbSize);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern uint GetRawInputDeviceInfo(IntPtr hDevice, uint uiCommand, IntPtr pData, ref uint pcbSize);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern bool RegisterRawInputDevices(RAWINPUTDEVICE[] pRawInputDevice, uint uiNumDevices, uint cbSize);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern uint GetRawInputData(IntPtr hRawInput, uint uiCommand, IntPtr pData, ref uint pcbSize, uint cbSizeHeader);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool GetKeyboardState(byte[] lpKeyState);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern int ToUnicode(uint wVirtKey, uint wScanCode, byte[] lpKeyState, [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr, SizeConst = 64)] StringBuilder pwszBuff,
int cchBuff, uint wFlags);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
internal static extern bool PeekMessage(out MSG lpmsg, IntPtr hwnd, uint wMsgFilterMin, uint wMsgFilterMax, uint wRemoveMsg);
}
}

Most of the barcode readers I've seen emulate a keyboard and send a key-press stream followed by a carriage return.
If your barcode reader works this way then a regular edit box should work.

How to print PDF document from Windows Service

I have windows service that must periodically print PDF document from server. My function is
private void PrintFormPdfData(byte[] formPdfData)
{
string tempFile;
tempFile = Path.GetTempFileName();
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(tempFile, FileMode.Create))
{
fs.Write(formPdfData, 0, formPdfData.Length);
fs.Flush();
}
string pdfArguments = string.Format("/p /h\"{0}\"", tempFile);
string pdfPrinterLocation = #"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe";
ProcessStartInfo newProcess = new ProcessStartInfo(pdfPrinterLocation, pdfArguments);
newProcess.CreateNoWindow = true;
newProcess.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
newProcess.UseShellExecute = false;
newProcess.RedirectStandardError = true;
Process pdfProcess = new Process();
pdfProcess.StartInfo = newProcess;
pdfProcess.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
pdfProcess.Start();
pdfProcess.WaitForExit();
}
When I implement this in Windows Application it works, but when I implement in Windows service it does not work.
Can you help me?

I solved problem with Session 0. I use this class:
public class ProcessStarter : IDisposable
{
#region Import Section
private static uint STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0x000F0000;
private static uint STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = 0x00020000;
private static uint TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY = 0x0001;
private static uint TOKEN_DUPLICATE = 0x0002;
private static uint TOKEN_IMPERSONATE = 0x0004;
private static uint TOKEN_QUERY = 0x0008;
private static uint TOKEN_QUERY_SOURCE = 0x0010;
private static uint TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x0020;
private static uint TOKEN_ADJUST_GROUPS = 0x0040;
private static uint TOKEN_ADJUST_DEFAULT = 0x0080;
private static uint TOKEN_ADJUST_SESSIONID = 0x0100;
private static uint TOKEN_READ = (STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ | TOKEN_QUERY);
private static uint TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS = (STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY | TOKEN_DUPLICATE | TOKEN_IMPERSONATE | TOKEN_QUERY | TOKEN_QUERY_SOURCE | TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_ADJUST_GROUPS | TOKEN_ADJUST_DEFAULT | TOKEN_ADJUST_SESSIONID);
private const uint NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x0020;
private const uint CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT = 0x00000400;
private const uint MAX_PATH = 260;
private const uint CREATE_NO_WINDOW = 0x08000000;
private const uint INFINITE = 0xFFFFFFFF;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
{
public int nLength;
public IntPtr lpSecurityDescriptor;
public int bInheritHandle;
}
public enum SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL
{
SecurityAnonymous,
SecurityIdentification,
SecurityImpersonation,
SecurityDelegation
}
public enum TOKEN_TYPE
{
TokenPrimary = 1,
TokenImpersonation
}
public enum WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS
{
WTSActive,
WTSConnected,
WTSConnectQuery,
WTSShadow,
WTSDisconnected,
WTSIdle,
WTSListen,
WTSReset,
WTSDown,
WTSInit
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public struct STARTUPINFO
{
public Int32 cb;
public string lpReserved;
public string lpDesktop;
public string lpTitle;
public Int32 dwX;
public Int32 dwY;
public Int32 dwXSize;
public Int32 dwYSize;
public Int32 dwXCountChars;
public Int32 dwYCountChars;
public Int32 dwFillAttribute;
public Int32 dwFlags;
public Int16 wShowWindow;
public Int16 cbReserved2;
public IntPtr lpReserved2;
public IntPtr hStdInput;
public IntPtr hStdOutput;
public IntPtr hStdError;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
internal struct PROCESS_INFORMATION
{
public IntPtr hProcess;
public IntPtr hThread;
public int dwProcessId;
public int dwThreadId;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct WTS_SESSION_INFO
{
public Int32 SessionID;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public String pWinStationName;
public WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS State;
}
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern uint WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId();
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool WTSQueryUserToken(int sessionId, out IntPtr tokenHandle);
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public extern static bool DuplicateTokenEx(IntPtr existingToken, uint desiredAccess, IntPtr tokenAttributes, SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL impersonationLevel, TOKEN_TYPE tokenType, out IntPtr newToken);
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool CreateProcessAsUser(IntPtr token, string applicationName, string commandLine, ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES processAttributes, ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES threadAttributes, bool inheritHandles, uint creationFlags, IntPtr environment, string currentDirectory, ref STARTUPINFO startupInfo, out PROCESS_INFORMATION processInformation);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool CloseHandle(IntPtr handle);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern int GetLastError();
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern int WaitForSingleObject(IntPtr token, uint timeInterval);
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern int WTSEnumerateSessions(System.IntPtr hServer, int Reserved, int Version, ref System.IntPtr ppSessionInfo, ref int pCount);
[DllImport("userenv.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool CreateEnvironmentBlock(out IntPtr lpEnvironment, IntPtr hToken, bool bInherit);
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern void WTSFreeMemory(IntPtr memory);
[DllImport("userenv.dll", SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool DestroyEnvironmentBlock(IntPtr lpEnvironment);
#endregion
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ProcessStarter"/> class.
/// </summary>
public ProcessStarter()
{
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ProcessStarter"/> class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="processName">Name of the process.</param>
/// <param name="fullExeName">Full name of the exe.</param>
public ProcessStarter(string processName, string fullExeName)
{
processName_ = processName;
processPath_ = fullExeName;
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ProcessStarter"/> class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="processName">Name of the process.</param>
/// <param name="fullExeName">Full name of the exe.</param>
/// <param name="arguments">The arguments.</param>
public ProcessStarter(string processName, string fullExeName, string arguments)
{
processName_ = processName;
processPath_ = fullExeName;
arguments_ = arguments;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the current user token.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IntPtr GetCurrentUserToken()
{
IntPtr currentToken = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr primaryToken = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE = IntPtr.Zero;
int dwSessionId = 0;
IntPtr hUserToken = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr hTokenDup = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr pSessionInfo = IntPtr.Zero;
int dwCount = 0;
WTSEnumerateSessions(WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE, 0, 1, ref pSessionInfo, ref dwCount);
Int32 dataSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
Int32 current = (int)pSessionInfo;
for (int i = 0; i < dwCount; i++)
{
WTS_SESSION_INFO si = (WTS_SESSION_INFO)Marshal.PtrToStructure((System.IntPtr)current, typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
if (WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS.WTSActive == si.State)
{
dwSessionId = si.SessionID;
break;
}
current += dataSize;
}
WTSFreeMemory(pSessionInfo);
bool bRet = WTSQueryUserToken(dwSessionId, out currentToken);
if (bRet == false)
{
return IntPtr.Zero;
}
bRet = DuplicateTokenEx(currentToken, TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY | TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS, IntPtr.Zero, SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.SecurityImpersonation, TOKEN_TYPE.TokenPrimary, out primaryToken);
if (bRet == false)
{
return IntPtr.Zero;
}
return primaryToken;
}
/// <summary>
/// Runs this instance.
/// </summary>
public void Run()
{
IntPtr primaryToken = GetCurrentUserToken();
if (primaryToken == IntPtr.Zero)
{
return;
}
STARTUPINFO StartupInfo = new STARTUPINFO();
processInfo_ = new PROCESS_INFORMATION();
StartupInfo.cb = Marshal.SizeOf(StartupInfo);
SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES Security1 = new SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES();
SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES Security2 = new SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES();
string command = "\"" + processPath_ + "\"";
if ((arguments_ != null) && (arguments_.Length != 0))
{
command += " " + arguments_;
}
IntPtr lpEnvironment = IntPtr.Zero;
bool resultEnv = CreateEnvironmentBlock(out lpEnvironment, primaryToken, false);
if (resultEnv != true)
{
int nError = GetLastError();
}
CreateProcessAsUser(primaryToken, null, command, ref Security1, ref Security2, false, CREATE_NO_WINDOW | NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS | CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT, lpEnvironment, null, ref StartupInfo, out processInfo_);
DestroyEnvironmentBlock(lpEnvironment);
CloseHandle(primaryToken);
}
/// <summary>
/// Stops this instance.
/// </summary>
public void Stop()
{
Process[] processes = Process.GetProcesses();
foreach (Process current in processes)
{
if (current.ProcessName == processName_)
{
current.Kill();
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Waits for exit.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public int WaitForExit()
{
WaitForSingleObject(processInfo_.hProcess, INFINITE);
int errorcode = GetLastError();
return errorcode;
}
#region IDisposable Members
/// <summary>
/// Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
/// </summary>
public void Dispose()
{
}
#endregion
private string processPath_ = string.Empty;
private string processName_ = string.Empty;
private string arguments_ = string.Empty;
private PROCESS_INFORMATION processInfo_;
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the process path.
/// </summary>
/// <value>The process path.</value>
public string ProcessPath
{
get
{
return processPath_;
}
set
{
processPath_ = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the name of the process.
/// </summary>
/// <value>The name of the process.</value>
public string ProcessName
{
get
{
return processName_;
}
set
{
processName_ = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the arguments.
/// </summary>
/// <value>The arguments.</value>
public string Arguments
{
get
{
return arguments_;
}
set
{
arguments_ = value;
}
}
}
Now, my function look like:
private void PrintFormPdfData(byte[] formPdfData)
{
string tempFile;
tempFile = Path.GetTempFileName();
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(tempFile, FileMode.Create))
{
fs.Write(formPdfData, 0, formPdfData.Length);
fs.Flush();
}
string pdfArguments =string.Format("/t /o {0} \"Printer name\"", tempFile);
string pdfPrinterLocation = #"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe";
try
{
ProcessStarter processStarter = new ProcessStarter("AcroRd32", pdfPrinterLocation, pdfArguments);
processStarter.Run();
processStarter.WaitForExit();
processStarter.Stop();
}
finally
{
File.Delete(tempFile);
}
}
Also, ServiceProcessInstaller must have `Account set to "LocalSystem". When I created service I set to "Local service" with this user it does not work. I did not try with "Network service" or "User".

I solved this problem with the registry edits found in this article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/184291.
Printing from Windows services (and also IIS) uses the SYSTEM account as I understand it. This account does not have access to the printer but these registry edits gives that SYSTEM account printing privileges.
Here is a summary:
export 3 keys ("folders within regedit.exe") to .reg files:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Devices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\PrinterPorts
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Windows
edit your 3 newly created reg files and change "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" to "HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT"
run your 3 reg files by double clicking them in explorer (this adds them to the registry)
That's all it takes. This helped me to print pdf files to a printer from PHP in IIS 7. My php script would work just fine so long as the server happened to have the Administrator logged in when the script was run. Now no one needs to be logged in and the script still works :)
I hope this saves someone as much searching and tinkering as I put in to find it.

You didn't mention the OS, but I suspect you are running into the Session 0 isolation feature that was added in Windows Vista, Server 2008 and subsequent OS releases
Application classes affected by this feature include:
Services that create UI.
A service that tries to use window-message functions such as SendMessage and PostMessage to communicate with an application.
Applications creating globally named objects.

Start a windows service and launch cmd

Do I need to enable Interactive desktp for it to work and what is the correct code to start an EXE or cmd window? I'm still unable to start the service even when I had enable it to interact with desktop.
I would be using an chat engine so it is easier to manage as a windows service.
What wrong with my code?
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Threading;
namespace MyNewService
{
class Program : ServiceBase
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
}
public Program()
{
this.ServiceName = "Chatter";
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
base.OnStart(args);
//TODO: place your start code here
ThreadStart starter = new ThreadStart(bw_DoWork);
Thread t = new Thread(starter);
t.Start();
}
private void bw_DoWork()
{
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(#"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe");
p.Start();
p.WaitForExit();
base.Stop();
}
protected override void OnStop()
{
base.OnStop();
//TODO: clean up any variables and stop any threads
}
}
}

I have gone through all the pain of doing this.
Under windows 7/Vista/2008 it is not possible to load any interactive process from a service - without calling a number of Win API. = BLACK MAGIC
Have a look here and here.
The code below does the trick, use it with your own risk:
public static class ProcessAsCurrentUser
{
/// <summary>
/// Connection state of a session.
/// </summary>
public enum ConnectionState
{
/// <summary>
/// A user is logged on to the session.
/// </summary>
Active,
/// <summary>
/// A client is connected to the session.
/// </summary>
Connected,
/// <summary>
/// The session is in the process of connecting to a client.
/// </summary>
ConnectQuery,
/// <summary>
/// This session is shadowing another session.
/// </summary>
Shadowing,
/// <summary>
/// The session is active, but the client has disconnected from it.
/// </summary>
Disconnected,
/// <summary>
/// The session is waiting for a client to connect.
/// </summary>
Idle,
/// <summary>
/// The session is listening for connections.
/// </summary>
Listening,
/// <summary>
/// The session is being reset.
/// </summary>
Reset,
/// <summary>
/// The session is down due to an error.
/// </summary>
Down,
/// <summary>
/// The session is initializing.
/// </summary>
Initializing
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
class SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
{
public int nLength;
public IntPtr lpSecurityDescriptor;
public int bInheritHandle;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
struct STARTUPINFO
{
public Int32 cb;
public string lpReserved;
public string lpDesktop;
public string lpTitle;
public Int32 dwX;
public Int32 dwY;
public Int32 dwXSize;
public Int32 dwYSize;
public Int32 dwXCountChars;
public Int32 dwYCountChars;
public Int32 dwFillAttribute;
public Int32 dwFlags;
public Int16 wShowWindow;
public Int16 cbReserved2;
public IntPtr lpReserved2;
public IntPtr hStdInput;
public IntPtr hStdOutput;
public IntPtr hStdError;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
internal struct PROCESS_INFORMATION
{
public IntPtr hProcess;
public IntPtr hThread;
public int dwProcessId;
public int dwThreadId;
}
enum LOGON_TYPE
{
LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE = 2,
LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK,
LOGON32_LOGON_BATCH,
LOGON32_LOGON_SERVICE,
LOGON32_LOGON_UNLOCK = 7,
LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK_CLEARTEXT,
LOGON32_LOGON_NEW_CREDENTIALS
}
enum LOGON_PROVIDER
{
LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT,
LOGON32_PROVIDER_WINNT35,
LOGON32_PROVIDER_WINNT40,
LOGON32_PROVIDER_WINNT50
}
[Flags]
enum CreateProcessFlags : uint
{
CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB = 0x01000000,
CREATE_DEFAULT_ERROR_MODE = 0x04000000,
CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE = 0x00000010,
CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP = 0x00000200,
CREATE_NO_WINDOW = 0x08000000,
CREATE_PROTECTED_PROCESS = 0x00040000,
CREATE_PRESERVE_CODE_AUTHZ_LEVEL = 0x02000000,
CREATE_SEPARATE_WOW_VDM = 0x00000800,
CREATE_SHARED_WOW_VDM = 0x00001000,
CREATE_SUSPENDED = 0x00000004,
CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT = 0x00000400,
DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS = 0x00000002,
DEBUG_PROCESS = 0x00000001,
DETACHED_PROCESS = 0x00000008,
EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT = 0x00080000,
INHERIT_PARENT_AFFINITY = 0x00010000
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct WTS_SESSION_INFO
{
public int SessionID;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string WinStationName;
public ConnectionState State;
}
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern Int32 WTSEnumerateSessions(IntPtr hServer, int reserved, int version,
ref IntPtr sessionInfo, ref int count);
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateProcessAsUserW", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool CreateProcessAsUser(
IntPtr hToken,
string lpApplicationName,
string lpCommandLine,
IntPtr lpProcessAttributes,
IntPtr lpThreadAttributes,
bool bInheritHandles,
UInt32 dwCreationFlags,
IntPtr lpEnvironment,
string lpCurrentDirectory,
ref STARTUPINFO lpStartupInfo,
out PROCESS_INFORMATION lpProcessInformation);
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll")]
public static extern void WTSFreeMemory(IntPtr memory);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
private static extern UInt32 WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId();
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern int WTSQueryUserToken(UInt32 sessionId, out IntPtr Token);
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public extern static bool DuplicateTokenEx(
IntPtr hExistingToken,
uint dwDesiredAccess,
IntPtr lpTokenAttributes,
int ImpersonationLevel,
int TokenType,
out IntPtr phNewToken);
private const int TokenImpersonation = 2;
private const int SecurityIdentification = 1;
private const int MAXIMUM_ALLOWED = 0x2000000;
private const int TOKEN_DUPLICATE = 0x2;
private const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;
/// <summary>
/// Launches a process for the current logged on user if there are any.
/// If none, return false as well as in case of
///
/// ##### !!! BEWARE !!! #### ------------------------------------------
/// This code will only work when running in a windows service (where it is really needed)
/// so in case you need to test it, it needs to run in the service. Reason
/// is a security privileg which only services have (SE_??? something, cant remember)!
/// </summary>
/// <param name="processExe"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool CreateProcessAsCurrentUser(string processExe)
{
IntPtr duplicate = new IntPtr();
STARTUPINFO info = new STARTUPINFO();
PROCESS_INFORMATION procInfo = new PROCESS_INFORMATION();
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("CreateProcessAsCurrentUser. processExe: " + processExe));
IntPtr p = GetCurrentUserToken();
bool result = DuplicateTokenEx(p, MAXIMUM_ALLOWED | TOKEN_QUERY | TOKEN_DUPLICATE, IntPtr.Zero, SecurityIdentification, SecurityIdentification, out duplicate);
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("DuplicateTokenEx result: {0}", result));
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("duplicate: {0}", duplicate));
if (result)
{
result = CreateProcessAsUser(duplicate, processExe, null,
IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, false, (UInt32)CreateProcessFlags.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE, IntPtr.Zero, null,
ref info, out procInfo);
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("CreateProcessAsUser result: {0}", result));
}
if (p.ToInt32() != 0)
{
Marshal.Release(p);
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("Released handle p: {0}", p));
}
if (duplicate.ToInt32() != 0)
{
Marshal.Release(duplicate);
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("Released handle duplicate: {0}", duplicate));
}
return result;
}
public static int GetCurrentSessionId()
{
uint sessionId = WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId();
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("sessionId: {0}", sessionId));
if (sessionId == 0xFFFFFFFF)
return -1;
else
return (int)sessionId;
}
public static bool IsUserLoggedOn()
{
List<WTS_SESSION_INFO> wtsSessionInfos = ListSessions();
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("Number of sessions: {0}", wtsSessionInfos.Count));
return wtsSessionInfos.Where(x => x.State == ConnectionState.Active).Count() > 0;
}
private static IntPtr GetCurrentUserToken()
{
List<WTS_SESSION_INFO> wtsSessionInfos = ListSessions();
int sessionId = wtsSessionInfos.Where(x => x.State == ConnectionState.Active).FirstOrDefault().SessionID;
//int sessionId = GetCurrentSessionId();
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("sessionId: {0}", sessionId));
if (sessionId == int.MaxValue)
{
return IntPtr.Zero;
}
else
{
IntPtr p = new IntPtr();
int result = WTSQueryUserToken((UInt32)sessionId, out p);
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("WTSQueryUserToken result: {0}", result));
Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("WTSQueryUserToken p: {0}", p));
return p;
}
}
public static List<WTS_SESSION_INFO> ListSessions()
{
IntPtr server = IntPtr.Zero;
List<WTS_SESSION_INFO> ret = new List<WTS_SESSION_INFO>();
try
{
IntPtr ppSessionInfo = IntPtr.Zero;
Int32 count = 0;
Int32 retval = WTSEnumerateSessions(IntPtr.Zero, 0, 1, ref ppSessionInfo, ref count);
Int32 dataSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
Int64 current = (int)ppSessionInfo;
if (retval != 0)
{
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
WTS_SESSION_INFO si = (WTS_SESSION_INFO)Marshal.PtrToStructure((System.IntPtr)current, typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
current += dataSize;
ret.Add(si);
}
WTSFreeMemory(ppSessionInfo);
}
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
Debug.WriteLine(exception.ToString());
}
return ret;
}
}

When running as a service you won't be able to launch anything that needs to interact with the desktop OR will spawn it's own windows.
As Aliostad said, you need to call Win API calls to CreateProcessAsUser and emulate the user in order with this to work. This involves emulating the logged in user and using their credentials to "lift" your process into process isolation level 1 (which gives you access to the windowing system and things like the GPU).
I am doing this in an app I wrote and it does work but I agree with Aliostad there is a bit of Black magic going on and it generally sucks
Having said all that, you can spawn worker processes from within a service as along as they don't require things that are in process isolation level 1 (Windowing, GPU etc..)
cmd.exe by default will try to create a window, this is why your example is failing. You could set the following ProcessStartInfo properties to get it work.
CreateNoWindow
WindowStyle

I wrote an application watchdog service which simply restarts an application (in my case a Console Window App).
I found a very good Hands-On Lab Tutorial (in C++) which I tried at it worked for Session 0 Isolation at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7TrainingCourse_Win7Session0Isolation
I converted that C++ Sample into C#. After a few tests it worked. As long as I stay logged on and don't log out and log on again that code works perfect. I have to do a little to catch the Session Logout/Login. But for simple log-in and Work Condition in Windows the watchdog works as expected.
Here is that required PInvoke code:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct STARTUPINFO
{
public int cb;
public String lpReserved;
public String lpDesktop;
public String lpTitle;
public uint dwX;
public uint dwY;
public uint dwXSize;
public uint dwYSize;
public uint dwXCountChars;
public uint dwYCountChars;
public uint dwFillAttribute;
public uint dwFlags;
public short wShowWindow;
public short cbReserved2;
public IntPtr lpReserved2;
public IntPtr hStdInput;
public IntPtr hStdOutput;
public IntPtr hStdError;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PROCESS_INFORMATION
{
public IntPtr hProcess;
public IntPtr hThread;
public uint dwProcessId;
public uint dwThreadId;
}
public enum TOKEN_TYPE
{
TokenPrimary = 1,
TokenImpersonation
}
public enum SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL
{
SecurityAnonymous,
SecurityIdentification,
SecurityImpersonation,
SecurityDelegation
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
{
public int nLength;
public IntPtr lpSecurityDescriptor;
public int bInheritHandle;
}
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "CloseHandle", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public extern static bool CloseHandle(IntPtr handle);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern uint WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId();
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool WTSQueryUserToken(UInt32 sessionId, out IntPtr Token);
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateProcessAsUser", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public extern static bool CreateProcessAsUser(IntPtr hToken, String lpApplicationName, String lpCommandLine, ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpProcessAttributes,
ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpThreadAttributes, bool bInheritHandle, int dwCreationFlags, IntPtr lpEnvironment,
String lpCurrentDirectory, ref STARTUPINFO lpStartupInfo, out PROCESS_INFORMATION lpProcessInformation);
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public extern static bool DuplicateTokenEx(
IntPtr hExistingToken,
uint dwDesiredAccess,
ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpTokenAttributes,
SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL ImpersonationLevel,
TOKEN_TYPE TokenType,
out IntPtr phNewToken);
Here is the encapsuled method :
private void CreateUserProcess()
{
bool ret;
SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa = new SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES();
uint dwSessionID = WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId();
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId: " + dwSessionID, EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit);
IntPtr Token = new IntPtr();
ret = WTSQueryUserToken((UInt32)dwSessionID, out Token);
if (ret == false)
{
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("WTSQueryUserToken failed with " + Marshal.GetLastWin32Error(), EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit);
}
const uint MAXIMUM_ALLOWED = 0x02000000;
IntPtr DupedToken = IntPtr.Zero;
ret = DuplicateTokenEx(Token,
MAXIMUM_ALLOWED,
ref sa,
SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.SecurityIdentification,
TOKEN_TYPE.TokenPrimary,
out DupedToken);
if (ret == false)
{
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("DuplicateTokenEx failed with " + Marshal.GetLastWin32Error(), EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit);
}
else
{
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("DuplicateTokenEx SUCCESS", EventLogEntryType.SuccessAudit);
}
STARTUPINFO si = new STARTUPINFO();
si.cb = Marshal.SizeOf(si);
//si.lpDesktop = "";
string commandLinePath;
// commandLinePath example: "c:\myapp.exe c:\myconfig.xml" . cmdLineArgs can be ommited
commandLinePath = AppPath + " " + CmdLineArgs;
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi = new PROCESS_INFORMATION();
//CreateProcessAsUser(hDuplicatedToken, NULL, lpszClientPath, NULL, NULL, FALSE,
// 0,
// NULL, NULL, &si, &pi)
ret = CreateProcessAsUser(DupedToken, null, commandLinePath, ref sa, ref sa, false, 0, (IntPtr)0, null, ref si, out pi);
if (ret == false)
{
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("CreateProcessAsUser failed with " + Marshal.GetLastWin32Error(), EventLogEntryType.FailureAudit);
}
else
{
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("CreateProcessAsUser SUCCESS. The child PID is" + pi.dwProcessId, EventLogEntryType.SuccessAudit);
CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
}
ret = CloseHandle(DupedToken);
if (ret == false)
{
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("CloseHandle LastError: " + Marshal.GetLastWin32Error(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
}
else
{
this.EventLog.WriteEntry("CloseHandle SUCCESS", EventLogEntryType.Information);
}
}
I hope it is useful !

The function below will launch an executable as active user from a windows service.
//Function to run a process as active user from windows service
void ImpersonateActiveUserAndRun(WCHAR* path, WCHAR* args)
{
DWORD session_id = -1;
DWORD session_count = 0;
WTS_SESSION_INFOA *pSession = NULL;
if (WTSEnumerateSessions(WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE, 0, 1, &pSession, &session_count))
{
//log success
}
else
{
//log error
return;
}
for (int i = 0; i < session_count; i++)
{
session_id = pSession[i].SessionId;
WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS wts_connect_state = WTSDisconnected;
WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS* ptr_wts_connect_state = NULL;
DWORD bytes_returned = 0;
if (::WTSQuerySessionInformation(
WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE,
session_id,
WTSConnectState,
reinterpret_cast<LPTSTR*>(&ptr_wts_connect_state),
&bytes_returned))
{
wts_connect_state = *ptr_wts_connect_state;
::WTSFreeMemory(ptr_wts_connect_state);
if (wts_connect_state != WTSActive) continue;
}
else
{
//log error
continue;
}
HANDLE hImpersonationToken;
if (!WTSQueryUserToken(session_id, &hImpersonationToken))
{
//log error
continue;
}
//Get real token from impersonation token
DWORD neededSize1 = 0;
HANDLE *realToken = new HANDLE;
if (GetTokenInformation(hImpersonationToken, (::TOKEN_INFORMATION_CLASS) TokenLinkedToken, realToken, sizeof(HANDLE), &neededSize1))
{
CloseHandle(hImpersonationToken);
hImpersonationToken = *realToken;
}
else
{
//log error
continue;
}
HANDLE hUserToken;
if (!DuplicateTokenEx(hImpersonationToken,
//0,
//MAXIMUM_ALLOWED,
TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY | TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS | MAXIMUM_ALLOWED,
NULL,
SecurityImpersonation,
TokenPrimary,
&hUserToken))
{
//log error
continue;
}
// Get user name of this process
//LPTSTR pUserName = NULL;
WCHAR* pUserName;
DWORD user_name_len = 0;
if (WTSQuerySessionInformationW(WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE, session_id, WTSUserName, &pUserName, &user_name_len))
{
//log username contained in pUserName WCHAR string
}
//Free memory
if (pUserName) WTSFreeMemory(pUserName);
ImpersonateLoggedOnUser(hUserToken);
STARTUPINFOW StartupInfo;
GetStartupInfoW(&StartupInfo);
StartupInfo.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFOW);
//StartupInfo.lpDesktop = "winsta0\\default";
PROCESS_INFORMATION processInfo;
SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES Security1;
Security1.nLength = sizeof SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES;
SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES Security2;
Security2.nLength = sizeof SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES;
void* lpEnvironment = NULL;
// Get all necessary environment variables of logged in user
// to pass them to the new process
BOOL resultEnv = CreateEnvironmentBlock(&lpEnvironment, hUserToken, FALSE);
if (!resultEnv)
{
//log error
continue;
}
WCHAR PP[1024]; //path and parameters
ZeroMemory(PP, 1024 * sizeof WCHAR);
wcscpy(PP, path);
wcscat(PP, L" ");
wcscat(PP, args);
// Start the process on behalf of the current user
BOOL result = CreateProcessAsUserW(hUserToken,
NULL,
PP,
//&Security1,
//&Security2,
NULL,
NULL,
FALSE,
NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS | CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,
//lpEnvironment,
NULL,
//"C:\\ProgramData\\some_dir",
NULL,
&StartupInfo,
&processInfo);
if (!result)
{
//log error
}
else
{
//log success
}
DestroyEnvironmentBlock(lpEnvironment);
CloseHandle(hImpersonationToken);
CloseHandle(hUserToken);
CloseHandle(realToken);
RevertToSelf();
}
WTSFreeMemory(pSession);
}