Change default printer. 
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 Change default printer.

I am looking for some way to change the systems default printer
from one to another.  We have a report scheduler that
runs automatically and prints out a number of reports
at specified times.  Each report has a printer specified
 as to where it is supposed to print therefore I need to
be able to send these reports all over the place automatically.
This is being done in Access97.  I need an API or something
to do this.
I was going to write a dll in VB to do this but then
discovered that set printer only changes
the default printer within the VB application
(I think).  Is there anyway to change it in
VB for the whole system.

Any help or ideas would greatly be appreciated.
I hope I posted this to an appropriate place
if not I apologize, I'm getting desperate.


Amber



Tue, 07 Mar 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Change default printer.

Check out KB article Q167735.


Quote:
>I am looking for some way to change the systems default printer
>from one to another.  We have a report scheduler that
>runs automatically and prints out a number of reports
>at specified times.  Each report has a printer specified
> as to where it is supposed to print therefore I need to
>be able to send these reports all over the place automatically.
>This is being done in Access97.  I need an API or something
>to do this.
>I was going to write a dll in VB to do this but then
>discovered that set printer only changes
>the default printer within the VB application
>(I think).  Is there anyway to change it in
>VB for the whole system.

>Any help or ideas would greatly be appreciated.
>I hope I posted this to an appropriate place
>if not I apologize, I'm getting desperate.


>Amber



Tue, 07 Mar 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Change default printer.

Check out WPChanger.Zip at the site link below. Should do what you want.
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Quote:
> I am looking for some way to change the systems default printer
> from one to another.  We have a report scheduler that
> runs automatically and prints out a number of reports
> at specified times.  Each report has a printer specified
>  as to where it is supposed to print therefore I need to
> be able to send these reports all over the place automatically.
> This is being done in Access97.  I need an API or something
> to do this.
> I was going to write a dll in VB to do this but then
> discovered that set printer only changes
> the default printer within the VB application
> (I think).  Is there anyway to change it in
> VB for the whole system.

> Any help or ideas would greatly be appreciated.
> I hope I posted this to an appropriate place
> if not I apologize, I'm getting desperate.


> Amber



Tue, 07 Mar 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 
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