Set default printer for the machine

[Vivek]

Hi People,

I want to change the default printer of the machine. I tried this.

PrinterSettings pdDefault = new PrinterSettings();

pdDefault.PrinterName = "PrinterName";

It did not work. Please guide.

Thanks

[Sahil Malik]

Your answer is right here
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;246772

In short - there is no managed .NET way of doing it.

- Sahil Malik
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/sahilmalik
"Vivek" <vi***@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi People,

I want to change the default printer of the machine. I tried this.

PrinterSettings pdDefault = new PrinterSettings();

pdDefault.PrinterName = "PrinterName";

It did not work. Please guide.

Thanks

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Using System.Management and WMI.

public static void Main() {
if (SetAsDefaultPrinter("Printerdev") != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to set default printer");
}
}
static int SetAsDefaultPrinter(string printerDevice)
{
int ret = 0;
string path = "win32_printer.DeviceId='" + printerDevice + "'";
using (ManagementObject printer = new ManagementObject(path))
{
ManagementBaseObject outParams =
printer.InvokeMethod("SetDefaultPrinter",
null, null);
ret = (int)(uint)outParams.Properties["ReturnValue"].Value;
}
return ret;
}

Willy.

"Vivek" <vi***@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi People,

I want to change the default printer of the machine. I tried this.

PrinterSettings pdDefault = new PrinterSettings();

pdDefault.PrinterName = "PrinterName";

It did not work. Please guide.

Thanks

[Sahil Malik]

Fantastic !!

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your reply.
"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <wi*************@pandora.be> wrote in message
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Using System.Management and WMI.

public static void Main() {
if (SetAsDefaultPrinter("Printerdev") != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to set default printer");
}
}
static int SetAsDefaultPrinter(string printerDevice)
{
int ret = 0;
string path = "win32_printer.DeviceId='" + printerDevice + "'";
using (ManagementObject printer = new ManagementObject(path))
{
ManagementBaseObject outParams =
printer.InvokeMethod("SetDefaultPrinter",
null, null);
ret = (int)(uint)outParams.Properties["ReturnValue"].Value;
}
return ret;
}

Willy.

"Vivek" <vi***@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi People,

I want to change the default printer of the machine. I tried this.

PrinterSettings pdDefault = new PrinterSettings();

pdDefault.PrinterName = "PrinterName";

It did not work. Please guide.

Thanks