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Changing the default printer (Again!)
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24/02/1999 13:18:28
Mark Hall
Independent Developer & Voip Specialist
Keston, Kent, United Kingdom
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Windows API functions
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00190845
Message ID:
00191041
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44
>In the past, I've changed the default printer by changing the INI file setting, running my print job and then changing it back.
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>This works fine. The system we are currently writing is to run on NT 4, so I've been asked to make the functions use the registry.
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>I've searched all the messages about changing printers and been pointed to changing
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>HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers - Default
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>but I cannot get Fox (Version 5) to respect ithe change. Quiting Fox and reloading doesn't get it to update either. The only way to get the change to update is to reboot the PC - not really an option :)
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>Is there anything else I need to change in the registry to get Fox to change what it thinks is the default printer - I've seend the SYS(3056) command mentioned but I that appears to be Fox 6 only.
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>TIA

Wotcher,

I've got no idea about an answer, just thought I'd say hi. 'Hi!'

Who wrote this Jasmine @~*&%&$ anyway.
Regards
Mark

Microsoft VFP MCP
Menulib - OO Menus for VFP www.hidb.com/menulib
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