Changing default printer.....

[Pete Smith]

I am using the PrintDocument for my print application.

Currently it is printing to the default printer.

How to change to a different printer?

VB.Net 2003 & .Net Framework 1.1.

Thank you,

Pete

[jvb]

Try opening a PrintDialog box and setting it's return value equal to
the printer that the user selects.

[Pete Smith]

Sorry I forgot to mention. It is an automated program. No manual
intervention.
-Pete
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Try opening a PrintDialog box and setting it's return value equal to
the printer that the user selects.

[Cerebrus99]

Hi Pete,

If there is no user intervention possible, You can use the
PrintDocument.PrinterSettings property, through which you can specify
several Printer settings.
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Dim pd As New PrintDocument()

' Specify the name of the printer to use.
pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = MyPrinter

'Set the no. of copies to print
pd.PrinterSettings.Copies = 2

'Set the range of pages to print
pd.PrinterSettings.PrintRange = PrintRange.AllPages

If pd.PrinterSettings.IsValid then
pd.Print()
Else
MessageBox.Show("Printer is invalid.")
End If

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If you don't know the names of the installed printers, you can get it from
the PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters collection.

Regards,

Cerebrus.

[Eric Moreau]

See my article of March 2005 at http://emoreau.s2i.com/

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HTH

Éric Moreau, MCSD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
Conseiller Principal / Senior Consultant
Concept S2i inc. (www.s2i.com)
http://emoreau.s2i.com/

"Pete Smith" <Pe*********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I am using the PrintDocument for my print application.

Currently it is printing to the default printer.

How to change to a different printer?

VB.Net 2003 & .Net Framework 1.1.

Thank you,

Pete