Urgent ... Registry

[nevyn]

Hi,

does anyone know how you can change the default printer through code, using the registry api?? Apparently this is the only way of doing things in windows2000

Thanks

[V(ery) Basic]

There's the SetDefaultPrinter API (gee, are those Microsoft guys imaginative.) It's not on the API Viewer but I think it goes like this

'For Windows 2K Only:
Private Declare Function SetDefaultPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (Name As String) As Long

Name is a null-teriminated string

Returns 0 if unsuccesful, otherwise returns a non-0 value.

I hope this helps and/or works.

Bye.

me

[nevyn]

Yesterday, I've solved the problem myself by using the
registry api. First I get the information about the printers I need with the RegQueryValueEx api, then I set the new printer with RegSetValueEx.

If you ever need the code, just ask

Thanks any way

[BillSoranno]

I would like to see that code.

Thanks
Bill