to drjavajoe :
thanks!
is the location you shown me consistent for win 2k/xp/nt ?
isn't it stored in HKEY LOCAL MACHINE?
to All:
add :i need a location that would be the same for win 2k/xp/nt !
thanks
hi people,
does anyone knows where the settings of network printers are stored in the Registry???
for local printers, it can be found at "Hkey_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\"
but i cannot find any key for added network printers.. surely their ports...
Hi Paul,
thanks for the reply.
i read the articles you shared with me. but i find it too much to consume as i am a newbie at vb6 and had only very little expereince with using APIs
to be specific, what i need to do is to check whether a shared network printer has changed its shared name /...
Hi people.
i use a basic print jobs re-direction software that uses the copy command to copy print jobs across printer queues. so i wish to ask how can i check the status of a port of any local/network printer.
e.g. in the case of the network printer
the network printer was initially shared as...
Hi people,
I am supposed to communicate with a cashcard reader through the COM port but i have no previous experience interfacing with it.
I do not have one in my office but i am able to borrow it for two days for testing.
To maximize the two days, i hope to be more prepared. i have read up...
HI vb5pgrmr,
I really appreciate your help! thanks..
may i ask a few more questions about your code.. i am already using some of the APIs you listed..
but i can't figure out which API does
- capture the EMF
- submit the EMF to the other printer
is it possible to submit print emf jobs using...
Hi people,
I am using VB 6 in a NT/Xp/Me/W2K environment .
Q1 :
I need to move print jobs from one print queue to another, Moving from local to local/ local to LAN printer queues that use different drivers. How do I do that? What functions/APIs I need to use?
I already know how to get printer...
Hi people,
This is the first time I am attempting to communicate through the com port. Thus I will need some advice on it.
Scenario :
I need to communicate with an external cashcard reader device through the serial port.
The program used by the external cashcard reader to interface with my...
Hi guys,
I will need detailed help on this. i am a newbie to vb6 too.
I need to send and receive a self-written data-type object through the COM port to an external device. The external device will use assembly language to communicate back but that is not done by me.
i am totally new at...
Hi Aslamvs,
thank you for the link !
the article seems to speak of a continuous loop error.
actually i tested printing a test page and it worked perfectly, so i just want to double check with you experts
whether does it mean its a error or just a form of expression that still works perfectly?
Hi people,
When I send my print jobs through a network using a self-written software, it appears as ¡®Remote DownLevel Document¡¯ on the other side , I was wondering if this is normal?
I don¡¯t mind the details of the job missing , but I just wish to know does that mean my original file is...
Hi guys,
I think my previous post was too vague, I came up with a new solution(tedious but easier) and now I have something else to ask, hope u guys can help.
As there will be a central PC allocated to act as server, I would install all the networked printers¡¯ driver on the central pc as...
Currently I have a program that :
- Get and holds detailed local printer information and stores it in a pre-defined Structure
- Gets and holds print jobs¡¯ detailed information in the window printer queue in a pre-defined Structure
- Sends a print job from one printer queue to another
This...
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