How to get the name of default printer?

**Winanjaya** · Dec 11th, 2003, 10:29 PM

How to get the name of default printer? .. please help

thanks

Winanjaya

**Pirate** · Dec 12th, 2003, 05:05 AM

Like this :

VB Code:

Dim P_Name As New PrintDocument
MessageBox.Show(P_Name.PrinterSettings.PrinterName())

**WALDO** · Jan 30th, 2004, 04:52 PM

VB Code:

Dim Settings As New System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings()
Dim strPrinter As String = Settings.PrinterName

**Pirate** · Feb 4th, 2004, 02:57 AM

Re: Keeps you from having to create a PrintDocument

Ok , if you don't want to create any obj , then use the static class PrinterSettings .

VB Code:

Printing.PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters.Item(0)

**WALDO** · Feb 7th, 2004, 08:02 PM

will that return you the default printer, or just the first of your installed printers?

**Pirate** · Feb 7th, 2004, 08:17 PM

I've just tested it here and it returns the default printer name even if it's the last one installed .

**WALDO** · Feb 8th, 2004, 11:31 AM

OK, cool. Even fewer lines of code.

**Pirate** · Feb 8th, 2004, 10:47 PM

**WALDO** · Feb 9th, 2004, 08:55 AM

You really are a pirate, aren't you ?

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