How to Set the Default Printer Programmatically in Windows 95Last reviewed: July 1, 1996Article ID: Q140560 |
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SUMMARYTo set the default printer programmatically under Windows 95, use the SetPrinter() Win32 API function.Note that the SetPrinter() API call is a valid method, but it platform- dependent and should work only on Windows 95 (it does not work on Windows NT or on a 16-bit platform). For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q135387 TITLE : How to Get and Set the Default Printer in Windows MORE INFORMATIONTo set or change the default printer under Windows 95, call:
SetPrinter(HANDLE hPrinter, DWORD dwLevel, LPBYTE lpbPrinter, DWORD dwCommand)Obtain the hPrinter parameter from OpenPrinter() as a handle that identifies the desired printer. Set the dwLevel parameter to 5, and point lpbPrinter to the PRINTER_INFO_5 structure. Set the dwCommand parameter to 0. Fill out the PRINTER_INFO_5 structure appropriately making sure that the Attributes field has PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_DEFAULT set.
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