One of my printers in my printer.devicen ame call returns in lower case. Is
it possible for me to change it to upper case? I am also wondering how, in
the first place, this particular printer devicename is coded in lower case?
Is there a way to change it back using VB6?
Thanks
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"kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:41******** @news.starhub.n et.sg... One of my printers in my printer.devicen ame call returns in lower case. Is
it possible for me to change it to upper case? I am also wondering how, in
the first place, this particular printer devicename is coded in lower
case?
Is there a way to change it back using VB6?
Thanks
A=UCase("Testin g") ' A=TESTING
A=LCase("Testin g") ' A=testing
UCase = uppercase
LCase = lowercase
I forgot to mention that Printer.Devicen ame is a read-only property in VB.
Therefore
Printer.Devicen ame = UCase (Printer.Device name) is not a valid statement and
results in syntax error.
"Steen Gellett" <He*******@NoSp am.Net> wrote in message
news:41******** *************@d read12.news.tel e.dk...
"kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:41******** @news.starhub.n et.sg... One of my printers in my printer.devicen ame call returns in lower case.
Is it possible for me to change it to upper case? I am also wondering how,
in the first place, this particular printer devicename is coded in lower
case?
Is there a way to change it back using VB6?
Thanks
A=UCase("Testin g") ' A=TESTING
A=LCase("Testin g") ' A=testing
UCase = uppercase
LCase = lowercase
"kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com>'s wild thoughts were
released on Fri, 24 Dec 2004 17:38:57 +0800 bearing the
following fruit: I forgot to mention that Printer.Devicen ame is a read-only property in VB.
Therefore
Printer.Device name = UCase (Printer.Device name) is not a valid statement and
results in syntax error.
Steen was just pointing out that once you have the printer
name, you can do what you like with it.
Why are you bothered about the case anyway?
J
"Steen Gellett" <He*******@NoSp am.Net> wrote in message
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"kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:41******** @news.starhub.n et.sg... > One of my printers in my printer.devicen ame call returns in lower case.Is > it possible for me to change it to upper case? I am also wondering how,in > the first place, this particular printer devicename is coded in lower
> case?
> Is there a way to change it back using VB6?
> Thanks
A=UCase("Testin g") ' A=TESTING
A=LCase("Testin g") ' A=testing
UCase = uppercase
LCase = lowercase
>
>
Jan Hyde (VB MVP)
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"kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:41******** @news.starhub.n et.sg... I forgot to mention that Printer.Devicen ame is a read-only
property in VB. Therefore Printer.Devicen ame = UCase
(Printer.Device name) is not a valid statement . . .
Steen wasn't suggesting that you attempt to change the DeviceName (using
Ucase or anything else). What he was telling you is that you can change the
*returned* devicename so that the case is whatever you want it to be. I
can't see why you would want to actually change the device name itself. It
is almost certainly possible to do so from VB, but it's not really worth us
bothering to look into that unless you have a pressing reason to need to do
so.
Personally, I don't place too much reliance on device names simply because
it may actually be something other than you might expect, and in some cases
almost totally meaningless. If you want to print something that you know can
only be done on a specific printer (and if you want to know whether a
printer with such capabilities is attached) then I would suggest you check
its capabilities rsather than its device name.
If you really want to change it (and you don't want to bother looking for a
suitable VB method) then you can always use the Control Panel Printers
applet to do so.
Mike
Thanks for comments from Steen, Jan and Mike.
I am able to follow what Steen suggested to change the returned value of
Printer.Devicen ame. However, my intention is to change the
Printer.Devicen ame itself to Upper Case and to write it back into the Window
Registry, so that the next time I call it, the returned value of the
Printer.Devicen ame will be in Upper Case instead of lower case.
This might seem trivial but it is made difficult as Printer.Devicen ame is a
read only property.
Appreciate your help.
"Mike Williams" <Mi**@WhiskyAnd Coke.com> wrote in message
news:cq******** *@news6.svr.pol .co.uk... "kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:41******** @news.starhub.n et.sg...
I forgot to mention that Printer.Devicen ame is a read-only
property in VB. Therefore Printer.Devicen ame = UCase
(Printer.Device name) is not a valid statement . . .
Steen wasn't suggesting that you attempt to change the DeviceName (using
Ucase or anything else). What he was telling you is that you can change
the *returned* devicename so that the case is whatever you want it to be. I
can't see why you would want to actually change the device name itself. It
is almost certainly possible to do so from VB, but it's not really worth
us bothering to look into that unless you have a pressing reason to need to
do so.
Personally, I don't place too much reliance on device names simply because
it may actually be something other than you might expect, and in some
cases almost totally meaningless. If you want to print something that you know
can only be done on a specific printer (and if you want to know whether a
printer with such capabilities is attached) then I would suggest you check
its capabilities rsather than its device name.
If you really want to change it (and you don't want to bother looking for
a suitable VB method) then you can always use the Control Panel Printers
applet to do so.
Mike
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 09:24:13 +0800, "kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com>
wrote: Thanks for comments from Steen, Jan and Mike.
I am able to follow what Steen suggested to change the returned value of
Printer.Device name. However, my intention is to change the
Printer.Device name itself to Upper Case and to write it back into the Window
Registry, so that the next time I call it, the returned value of the
Printer.Device name will be in Upper Case instead of lower case.
This might seem trivial but it is made difficult as Printer.Devicen ame is a
read only property.
Appreciate your help.
Surely the DeviceName is immediately supplied by the Printer Driver
- admittedly, the driver will have fished it out from Windows
- and ultimatetely the 'DeviceName' will have come from another driver
Does it matter if it is upper or lower case ?
Many thanks.
I have managed to solve the problem after reading deeper into what Mike and
J suggested.
Thanks for all your times.
"J French" <er*****@nowher e.uk> wrote in message
news:41******** ********@news.b tclick.com... On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 09:24:13 +0800, "kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com>
wrote:
Thanks for comments from Steen, Jan and Mike.
I am able to follow what Steen suggested to change the returned value of
Printer.Device name. However, my intention is to change the
Printer.Device name itself to Upper Case and to write it back into the
WindowRegistry, so that the next time I call it, the returned value of the
Printer.Device name will be in Upper Case instead of lower case.
This might seem trivial but it is made difficult as Printer.Devicen ame is
aread only property.
Appreciate your help.
Surely the DeviceName is immediately supplied by the Printer Driver
- admittedly, the driver will have fished it out from Windows
- and ultimatetely the 'DeviceName' will have come from another driver
Does it matter if it is upper or lower case ?
"kchengso" <kc******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:41******** @news.starhub.n et.sg... Thanks for comments from Steen, Jan and Mike.
I am able to follow what Steen suggested to change the returned value of
Printer.Devicen ame. However, my intention is to change the
Printer.Devicen ame itself to Upper Case and to write it back into the
Window Registry, so that the next time I call it, the returned value of the
Printer.Devicen ame will be in Upper Case instead of lower case.
This might seem trivial but it is made difficult as Printer.Devicen ame is
a read only property.
Appreciate your help.
This is indeed a registry setting under current version\Windows \Device. For
example, on W2K, this is at
HKEY_CURRENT_US ER\Software\Mic rosoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersi on\Windows\Devi ce
Just watch the rest of it, for example, the spooler and the port is also
recorded.
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