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Determining the Default Printer

Author
24 Nov 2007 8:47 PM
David C. Barber
my.computer.printers.defaultprinter doesn't exist in 2005, despite the
plethora of examples still out on the web detailing its use.

So how can I determine a person's default printer?

Thanks!

Author
24 Nov 2007 9:05 PM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
"David C. Barber" <david@NOSPAMdbarber.com> schrieb:
> my.computer.printers.defaultprinter doesn't exist in 2005, despite the
> plethora of examples still out on the web detailing its use.
>
> So how can I determine a person's default printer?

Getting and setting the system default printer
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=defaultprinter&lang=en>

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Author
25 Nov 2007 12:49 AM
David C. Barber
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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "David C. Barber" <david@NOSPAMdbarber.com> schrieb:
> > my.computer.printers.defaultprinter doesn't exist in 2005, despite the
> > plethora of examples still out on the web detailing its use.
> >
> > So how can I determine a person's default printer?
>
> Getting and setting the system default printer
> <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=defaultprinter&lang=en>
>
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>  M S   Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
>  V B   <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Thanks, I'll check it out.
Author
24 Nov 2007 9:08 PM
Jack Jackson
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:47:20 -0700, "David C. Barber"
<david@NOSPAMdbarber.com> wrote:

>my.computer.printers.defaultprinter doesn't exist in 2005, despite the
>plethora of examples still out on the web detailing its use.
>
>So how can I determine a person's default printer?

I haven't tried it, but there is a C# example here:
<http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/DipalChoksi/WindowsFormPrinterSelectionList11222005002533AM/WindowsFormPrinterSelectionList.aspx>
Author
25 Nov 2007 12:49 AM
David C. Barber
"Jack Jackson" <jacknospam@pebbleridge.com> wrote in message
news:jh4hk31drlu0csnkmqhjgpskdfr5fajroj@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:47:20 -0700, "David C. Barber"
> <david@NOSPAMdbarber.com> wrote:
>
> >my.computer.printers.defaultprinter doesn't exist in 2005, despite the
> >plethora of examples still out on the web detailing its use.
> >
> >So how can I determine a person's default printer?
>
> I haven't tried it, but there is a C# example here:
>
<http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/DipalChoksi/WindowsFormPrinterSelec
tionList11222005002533AM/WindowsFormPrinterSelectionList.aspx>

Thanks, I'll check it out.