How can i change the Default / Current Printer assignment

[Guest_imported]

I have a PB application that creats a graphical report and prints it using the print() function in the script.

I want to redirect the report output to a HP directJet printer on the Network instead of it going to the workstations default printer, which is also on the network.

I can run the application and it will print to the HP printer but only if its the Default.

In the BP datawindow Script is there a print() function or method i can use to reassign the output to the HP printer to print the report then reassign back to default printer.

Thanks Much
Junk

 

[Guest_imported]

Have you trayed PrintSetup() function? This will give posibility to change the printer and some other parameters.
regards,
Zibi
email:zbyszek@pangea.com.pl

 

[firrip]

You can change the registry setting on the machine your app runs on so that PB uses a "new" default printer and then change it back after you've finished printing. The registry setting your after is ...

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device",

Note that an extension is required which you can determine from the following...

integer l_ndx, l_max
datastore dw_printer_names
string ls_devices[], ls_extension
dw_printer_names = create datastore
dw_printer_names.DataObject = 'dddw_printer_names'
if RegistryValues ( "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices", ls_devices ) = -1 then
MessageBox( "Registry Lookup Error", "Failed to find devices." )
return dw_printer_names
end if
l_max = UpperBound( ls_devices )
for l_ndx = 1 to l_max
dw_printer_names.InsertRow( 0 )
dw_printer_names.Object.printer_name[l_ndx] = ls_devices[l_ndx]
RegistryGet ( "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices", &
ls_devices[l_ndx], RegString!, ls_extension )
dw_printer_names.Object.device_extension[l_ndx] = ls_extension
next

return dw_printer_names

 

[password99]

We have been using printer utility for PB apps from

http://www.powerwhizz.com

for swicthing printers and printing to PDF...You can download from

http://www.powerwhizz.com.

It works with PB 6/7/8 and Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP

 

[dll76]

Junk_male, we have the same problem. Firrip's suggestion is great but I dont know how to handle the registry, I hope he can really spell it out like the actual code to modify the registry, maybe you've figured it out, can you post the actual code to modify the registry...
Thanks.

 

[itguru1]

printsetup() function is apt for your reqt....!!