Re: Is there something better than EnumPrinters?

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EnumPrinters(...) is the way to go.
Checkout msdn and there are samples out there which you can take and use.
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Vipin Aravind

<PyongHopscotch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi All I was just wondering if there was a better function/way to get
> information on all the printers currently installed than EnumPrinters.
> I only really need all the printer names but don't care to do the
> memory management involved with EnumPrinters.
>
> I looked at using GetProfileString with [devices] but that requires I
> know the buffer size ahead of time.
>
> Any alternatives would be appreciated.
>


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