Setting Windows Default Printer

[drosenkranz]

Can you set the Window's 95 default printer from within FoxPro 6.0? [\b]

 

[foxdev]

You can use:
SET PRINTER TO NAME MyWindowsPrinterName

or, if using Windows NT,
SET PRINTER TO \\servername\printername
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[jonscott8]

Hi Drosenkranz,

As FoxDev mentions, you can change the default printer for your VFP session with SET PRINTER TO NAME [myprinter].

If you're wanting to change the default Windows printer, you can use the Windows Scripting Host. Example:

WshNetwork=CreateObject(&quot;WScript.Network&quot
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter(&quot;\\Server\Print1&quot


Also, check out these KB articles-

How to change the default windows printer using win.ini:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q103/6/45.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

How to change the default paper source of a printer:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q157/6/29.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

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