Hi Nick,

You beat me by 11 seconds. I must get a faster internet connection (4MB today). :-)

>>If I use "set printer to name getprinter()" it works.
>>If I use "set printer to name 'HP LASERJET IIIP'" it works.
>>
>>But, if I use:
>>lcPrinter = getprinter()
>>set printer to name lcPrinter
>>it doesn't work. Get error 1957 Error Accessing Printer Driver.
>>
>>Is there no way to use a variable with the printer name for this command?
>
>Try
>
>set printer to name (lcPrinter)