Printing pdf documents from vb 2010

I'm looking for a better way to print pdf documents from a vb 2010 app. I have tried 2 techniques that work, but both have some minor issues that I'd like to address. The 1st technique uses command line arguments as follows:

Code:

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Dim starterStr As String = "/h /t " & Chr(34) & pdfFileName & Chr(34) & " " & Chr(34) & printerName & Chr(34)
Dim starter As New ProcessStartInfo("AcroRd32.exe", starterStr)
Dim print As New Process()
With print
    .StartInfo = starter
    .Start()
    .Close()
End With

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But this approach leaves the Acrobat process still running after completion, so users need to manually close the window.

A 2nd technique that also works is one that sets the Process StartInfo arguments:

Code:

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Dim print As New Process()
With print
    .StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
    .StartInfo.Verb = "print"
    .StartInfo.FileName = pdfFileName
    .Start()
    .Close()
End With

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The 2nd technique is more aesthetically pleasing to me, but has the same annoying problem of leaving the Acrobat process running after execution. It also doesn't allow me to set the output printer destination (the above code sends the output to the default printer).

Any suggestions on:
1. how to close the Acrobat process
2. how to set an output printer destination using StartInfo arguments
3. a better technique that I haven't thought of

I use ShellExecute rather than anything else...try

vb.net Code:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim PrintPDF As New ProcessStartInfo
        PrintPDF.UseShellExecute = True
        PrintPDF.Verb = "print"
        PrintPDF.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
        PrintPDF.FileName = pdfFileName
        Process.Start(PrintPDF)
End Sub

Thank you Hack, your suggested approach works also. But it still leaves the Acrobat process running when complete, and it still doesn't allow me to specify an output printer destination different from the default printer.

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