Re: Set default printer for the machine

From: Willy Denoyette [MVP] (willy.denoyette_at_pandora.be)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:16:56 +0200

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" <vivek@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:u8b415xtEHA.3832@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
>
>

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