Greg,

Thank you so much. The printto in the shell execute is working beautifully.
Very very nice...

Would you know, off hand, if I can I pass the tray as well?


>>It seems to be working if I close adobe and then set the windows system default printer.
>>
>>How do you suggest I accomplish this task?
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>> I need to print to a bullzip pdf printer first to create a pdf.
>>Then, I need to switch to a selected printer to print a hard copy of the pdf.
>>
>>
>>
>
>Debra,
>
>I have not followed the whole thread - but try this
>
>- no need to change the default windows printer
>- pass the printer name to ShellExecute as a parameter
>
>

>	declare integer GetDesktopWindow IN win32api
>
>	Declare long ShellExecute in shell32.dll  ;
>		    long hwnd, ;
>		    string lpszOp, ;
>		    string lpszFile, ;
>		    string lpszParams, ;
>		    string lpszDir, ;
>		    long nShowCmd
>			    
>	local pdfFile, printerName 
>	pdfFile = 'd:\tmp\0xx.pdf'
>	pdfFile = 'd:\tmp\aaa.pdf'
>	
>	printerName = 'HP Photosmart C6100 series'
>	&& printerName = 'Bullzip PDF Printer'
>	
>	
>	
>	?ShellExecute(GetDesktopWindow(), 'printto', m.pdfFile, '"' + m.printerName + '"', null, 7)
>