Getting the default printer

[Guest]

Hi, is there a way that i could get the default printer of the system? I'm
using VB.net 2001. There is a function in SDK called "GetDefaultPrinter", but
i don't understand how to use it.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hi, is there a way that i could get the default printer of the system? I'm
using VB.net 2001

See:

<URL:http://groups.google.de/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/msg/654608b1fa80e219>

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Imports System.Drawing.Printing
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Private ReadOnly Property DefaultPrinterName() As String
Get
Dim ps As New PrinterSettings()
Return ps.PrinterName
End Get
End Property
..
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Dim DefaultPrinter As String = DefaultPrinterName
///

 

[Guest]

If you set PrinterName property to another printer, will this then become the
default printer after the application closes or does it revert to the
original default printer?

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

If you set PrinterName property to another printer, will this then become
the
default printer after the application closes or does it revert to the
original default printer?

I don't think that it will change the system's default printer permanently.