Using ShellExecute to print but without print dialogue?

[AndyGroom]

Hi,

Is it possible to use ShellExecute to print a document (say a saved webpage) without the Print Dialogue box appearing?

I want to send a bunch of small webpages to the printer but a print dialogue box appears for each one. I'd like it to appear the first time and then just assume the same settings thereafter.


- Andy
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[ClulessChris]

Andy,

I tried this some time back. the only way i found would be useful only if you / your users have admin rights on the workstation, as it involves stoping the messanger service via DOS i.e.

   Shell "net stop messenger"
'      your printing code
   Shell "net start messenger"	
[\code]

I'd be interested should you find a better method.

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[AndyGroom]

Thanks Chris.

I was hoping that maybe one of the 2 parameters that can be sent with ShellExecute (usually both null) might suppress the dialogue but I can't find anything along these lines in MSDN.


- Andy
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[TonyMcGuire]

I've NOT tried it, but would lockWindowUpdate() help in this situation?

Tony McGuire

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[JaeBrett]

AndyGroom I am having just the opposite problem. I want the Print Dialogue box to come up when I request to print an RTF document with ShellExecute(0, "Print", fileName,"","",showType), however I can not seem to get it. My files just go directly to the printer nomatter what option I use for showType (values go from 0 to 10). What are you doing that's different ?