>Hi all,
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>In a print to pdf routine, where I change the output to a pdf driver (Amyuni), I capture the old printer before doing the switch and then after the pdf is generated, I switch back to the original.
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>I am using a Win32 api call to set and restore the printer (as that was more reliable when users were logged in via a terminal server) e.g.
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>

>DECLARE LONG SetDefaultPrinter IN WinSpool.drv STRING tcPrinterName
>lnResult = SetDefaultPrinter(tcPrinterName)
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>The errors are all showing up when trying to set the printer back to a printer named "Send To Preview". Of course, this "printer" does not exist in the printers list. Anyone know if MSFT is firing some virtual printer driver to do previews and then Windows is leaving that as the default printer after the user has finished (e.g. maybe the new preview window when printing from a website).
>
>Albert

Hi Albert

I've not see the Send To Preview thing. We only recently switched to Win 10.

The way we do that is

lcOldPrinter=SET("printer",3)
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.
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set printer to name (m.lcOldPrinter)

By the way, if you create a SetDefaultPrinter.prg like this:

SetDefaultPrinter.prg

lparameters tcPrinterName
DECLARE LONG SetDefaultPrinter IN WinSpool.drv STRING tcPrinterName
RETURN SetDefaultPrinter(m.tcPrinterName)

Then you won't have to do the declare each time. All you'll have to do is

SetDefaultPrinter(lcPrinterName)

The first time Fox runs the SetDefaultPrinter .PRG. Once that runs one time, all subsequent calls will be directed to the API.