Print to user selected printer without changing it to default???

[spider1916]

I am using the common dialog control to allow my users to select any printer
available to them. The code I am using keeps changing the selected printer
to the default printer............I don't want that.

I can't find anything with a propar salution to my problem.
I JUST WANT TO PRINT A REPORT!!!!!!!
No setting needs to be changed, ever. I only want to get the selected printer
from the dialog and print to it.

This seems to allow me to print to the selected printer but still sets it as
the default.

 
    Dim X As Printer
 
    frmPO.comdPrintPO.ShowPrinter           
 
    For Each X In Printers
 
        If frmPO.comdPrintPO.hDC = X.hDC Then 
 
            Set Printer = X
 
        End If
 
    Next X
 
 

System Specs:

Win XP Pro
Windows Visual Studio98
Visual Basic 6.0

Please reply.............really need some help
Thanks

Spider1916

[sashi]

I am using the common dialog control to allow my users to select any printer
available to them. The code I am using keeps changing the selected printer
to the default printer............I don't want that.

I can't find anything with a propar salution to my problem.
I JUST WANT TO PRINT A REPORT!!!!!!!
No setting needs to be changed, ever. I only want to get the selected printer
from the dialog and print to it.

This seems to allow me to print to the selected printer but still sets it as
the default.

 
    Dim X As Printer
 
    frmPO.comdPrintPO.ShowPrinter           
 
    For Each X In Printers
 
        If frmPO.comdPrintPO.hDC = X.hDC Then 
 
            Set Printer = X
 
        End If
 
    Next X
 
 

System Specs:

Win XP Pro
Windows Visual Studio98
Visual Basic 6.0

Please reply.............really need some help
Thanks

Spider1916

Hi there,

Kindly refer to below attached code segment for further understanding, it basically change the selected printer as default temporarily, hope it helps. Good luck & Take care.

Public Function SetDefaultPrinter(ByVal DeviceName As String) As Boolean
    Dim prThis As Printer
 
    If Printers.Count > 0 Then
        '\\ Iterate through all the installed printers
 
        For Each prThis In Printers
            '\\ If the desired one is found
            If prThis.DeviceName = DeviceName Then
                Set Printer = prThis
                SetDefaultPrinter = True
                '\\ Stop searching
                Exit For
            End If
        Next prThis
 
    End If
End Function
 

[spider1916]

Hi Sashi

Thanks 4 the reply and code....

Ok, so basically once the user has chosen a printer it should be set as the
default. Then I Print the report to that printer (which is now default).

Is it somehow possible to record the default printer devicename before the user
makes a selection and then after the report has printed reset the default printer
to that recorded devicename?? i.a.w. only make selected printer default until
report is printed and then (without user interaction) reset to previous default?

How would I go about getting the default printer name from the common dialog or whatever other place possible before user changes it?

Thanks again
Spider1916

[DogsBollox]

Hi Mate,
not sure if you still need help but....

a few years ago I struggled with this problem for weeks and eventually I wrote a small function that changes the default printer only for the job being sent, it is automatically changed back.

The code is now on PSC

http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=55941&lngWId=1

if this does not work email and I will send it over

[spider1916]

Hi Mate,
not sure if you still need help but....

a few years ago I struggled with this problem for weeks and eventually I wrote a small function that changes the default printer only for the job being sent, it is automatically changed back.

The code is now on PSC

http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=55941&lngWId=1

if this does not work email and I will send it over

thanx so so so so much

it worked like a dream, for a moment i thought i was imagining thing but no....
i was able to change it to fit my needs......

thanx again
spider1916

[harrylarenson]

thanx so so so so much

it worked like a dream, for a moment i thought i was imagining thing but no....
i was able to change it to fit my needs......

thanx again
spider1916

I have the same Problem , but I could not resolve it.
Would you please Write your code that you have solved the problem ?

When I am using the code for SetDefaultprinter Function still The default printer is keep changing as I select another printer in commondialog printer.

Thanks.

[harrylarenson]

I used The function as:

Dim defaultPrinter
 
defaultPrinter = Printer.DeviceName
 
SetDefaultPrinter (defaultPrinter)

but the default is not changing in VB 6.

[Tecdec]

Old Topic, but i got the same problem.. and solved with this:

Initial Code: Always change selected printer to default

    CommonDialog1.CancelError = True
    CommonDialog1.ShowPrinter
 

By default common dialog change selected printer to default.

    CommonDialog1.CancelError = True
    CommonDialog1.PrinterDefault = False 'This Line Stop it!
    CommonDialog1.ShowPrinter
 

[AmmarDev]

hi,

i send you an email so you can give a solution?

[mukilan89]

Can you send me the code. The link is expired.