>I'm trying to use WSH to get the name of the current default printer, so I can temporarily set it, then reset it back.
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>I'm doing this in NT 4.0. I'm refering to the WROX WSH book. They have an example of how to retrieve the name from the registry. However, the location doesn't exist.
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>Does anyone know where I might find the printer name?
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Do you know about

?SET("PRINTER", 2)

and SET PRINTER?

This does not change the Windows default printer, but it does direct VFP output towards the printer specified, which is maybe all you need.