.NET: How to print files w/o opening them

Question

We have an application that basically archives files and we give the user the possibility to print these files. They can be .txt, .doc, .pdf, .jpg nothing fancy. Is there a

Answer 1

How do you suggest Windows manage to print a file without sending it to an application that knows how to handle it?

I don't think there is a way to do this, simply because Windows does not know what a pdf is (or a doc, or even a jpg).

I'm afraid you're stuck with either what you have, or including a library into your application for each format that you wish to print.