get the default printer

[Pablo]

Friends,

how can i get the name of the default printer??. I'm
working with winforms. VB,C#, nevermind.

Thanks a lot
Pablo

[Amanda Silver [MSFT]]

Hi Pablo --

To get the name of the default printer, simply examine the
PrinterSettings.PrinterName() property on a PrintDocument control.

If you want to make sure that it is in fact the default printer, check the
IsDefault method.

Hope this helps.
-Amanda

VB .NET Team

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Friends,

how can i get the name of the default printer??. I'm
working with winforms. VB,C#, nevermind.

Thanks a lot
Pablo