/// <summary>
/// Connects to a remote print queue at the specified path.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="printerPath">The printer path.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the remote queue connection was successful, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
public static bool ConnectToRemoteQueue(string printerPath)
{
LogDebug($"Adding connection to remote queue '{printerPath}'.");
// In busy situations it may take a few attempts to connect to the print server.
// Retry a few times with a delay in between.
bool connect()
{
try
{
using (LocalPrintServer server = new LocalPrintServer())
{
return(server.ConnectToPrintQueue(printerPath));
}
}
catch (SystemException ex) when(ex.Message.Contains("Win32"))
{
LogWarn($"Remote queue connection failure: {ex.Message}");
return(false);
}
}
bool success = Retry.UntilTrue(connect, 10, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
if (success)
{
LogInfo($"Successfully connected to remote queue '{printerPath}'.");
}
else
{
LogWarn($"Unable to connect to remote queue '{printerPath}'.");
}
return(success);
}
