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Need to get and set windows default printer
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From
27/11/2006 17:53:03
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 
 
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27/11/2006 17:48:23
General information
Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Windows API functions
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01172779
Message ID:
01172781
Views:
12
>We are doing a Fox 2.0 DOS to VFP9 conversion. There are more reports than you can shake a stick at. They are written using ?? and ? to send raw data to the printer. I have been able to get this to work with the default printer but need to be able to get the current default printer, set the default to a printer for wide column reports and then set it back to the original default.
>
>Has anyone done this?
>
>Thanks Jeff

Instead of setting the Windows default printer (which will affect other applications), you might simply SET PRINTER TO NAME ...

This will change the printer for the VFP application, until you exit the application.
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