Is there something better than EnumPrinters?

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PyongHopscotch

Hi All I was just wondering if there was a better function/way to get
information on all the printers currently installed than EnumPrinters.
I only really need all the printer names but don't care to do the
memory management involved with EnumPrinters.

I looked at using GetProfileString with [devices] but that requires I
know the buffer size ahead of time.

Any alternatives would be appreciated.
 
Hi All I was just wondering if there was a better function/way to get
information on all the printers currently installed than EnumPrinters.
I only really need all the printer names but don't care to do the
memory management involved with EnumPrinters.

I looked at using GetProfileString with [devices] but that requires I
know the buffer size ahead of time.

Any alternatives would be appreciated.
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Sure.

PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters will give you these.

No, its not terribly intuitive :)

Matt
 
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