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#160909 - 2006-04-19 11:21 AM SetDefaultPrinter Problem
sascha Offline
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Registered: 2005-12-29
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Hi all,

I use the following "function" to set my default Printers.
Code:

Function PrinterDef($Printer)
 If SetDefaultPrinter ("$Printer") = 0
  ? "  Drucker $Printer als Standarddrucker ausgewählt..."
 Else
  Color $BrightColor
  ? "  Drucker $Printer konnte nicht als Standarddrucker ausgewählt werden (@ERROR)"
  Color $RegColor
  Beep
 EndIf
 Exit @ERROR
EndFunction


Everyrthing seems to work fine so far. But some pieces of software can't find the default printer I set in this manner, some others do.
If I use a piece of visual basic script (prnmngr.vbs) everything works fine. The problem is, that the prnmngr.vbs only works on xp and above.

Is there anyone who experienced this problem before?


Thanks in advance


Sascha
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#160910 - 2006-04-19 01:26 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter Problem
Jochen Administrator Offline
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What is $Printer ?

It should be a:

"String that specifies the fully qualified name of the printer to set as the default printer. Note that if the printer involved was connected to using AddPrinterConnection, you must include both the servername and the sharename."

[quoting the manual here]
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#160911 - 2006-04-19 04:21 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter Problem
sascha Offline
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sure...

this is used as a function where $Printer = \\server\printer.
It doesn't matter if it's used in a function or not.
There just seems to be a problem with the default printers set by kix. If I set the default printer manually or by prnmngr.vbs everything works...
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#160912 - 2006-04-19 04:40 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter Problem
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Just need to check - are you aware of:
Quote:


SetDefaultPrinter( )
Action: Sets the default printer to which applications send print jobs.

Syntax: SETDEFAULTPRINTER ("printer name")

Parameters: Printer name

String that specifies the fully qualified name of the printer to set as the default printer. Note that if the printer involved was connected to using AddPrinterConnection, you must include both the servername and the sharename.

Returns:
0 Default printer set
Error code Function failed




Edited by ewook (2006-04-19 04:43 PM)
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#160913 - 2006-04-19 04:49 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter Problem
Jochen Administrator Offline
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Oh hey, just for the case you have set NoVarsInStrings to ON you should edit the following :

Code:

If SetDefaultPrinter ("$Printer") = 0


to:

Code:

If SetDefaultPrinter ($Printer) = 0


... If I think twice edit that anyways and retry

and..
Quote:


But some pieces of software can't find the default printer




which are these ?

Edited by Jochen (2006-04-19 04:51 PM)
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#160914 - 2006-04-21 10:33 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter Problem
Lonkero Administrator Offline
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Quote:


Note that if the printer involved was connected to using AddPrinterConnection, you must include both the servername and the sharename.




well, by this time, think we all should have already learned from the huge amount of discussion that this is wrong.
you must NOT use the sharename but printer name.
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#160915 - 2006-04-24 07:41 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter Problem
sascha Offline
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Registered: 2005-12-29
Posts: 5
Loc: Germany
I think the syntax is alright, because If I insert the printer share instead of the printer name the setdefaultprinter command fails.
But in my case the command works and returns NO error.

The software is some special "custom made" but the problem also shows up in OpenOffice.org 2.0.
Other applications like IE (if you want to call this an application at all) or Mozilla Firefox work just fine.


Sascha

Edited by sascha (2006-04-24 07:44 PM)
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