Re: Set default printer for the machine

From: Sahil Malik (contactmethrumyblog_at_nospam.com)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:27:22 -0400

Fantastic !! 

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"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <willy.denoyette@pandora.be> wrote in message
news:OV%23Oac1tEHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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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