Determine Default Printer

[kpassaur]

What I am trying to do is use a command line to print a file, which is no big deal. However, it naturally goes to the default printer. This is where the issuse it. I want to be able to print to a specific printer without user intervention (MS)

My thought was to change the default printer using

RunDll32.exe printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n "[Printer Display Name]"

Then I would print my job and then change the default back.

Which should work. However, after I change the default printer I need to change it back. Since I don't know the name of the default printer before I change it, I am stuck.

Is there any easy way to determine it? I have looked and found complex scripts and some Dlls but nothing seems to work right. I like the one Marcus posted that allows you to change the printer, but it dosn't display what is currently the default.

Also, I have found this webpage that has execellent help for RunDll32.exe if anyone is interested



http://www.dx21.com/SCRIPTING/RUNDLL32/REFGUIDE.ASP?P=A

[Marcus Tettmar]

How about this:

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RegistryReadKey>HKEY_CURRENT_USER,Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows,Device,DefPrinter
Let>DefPrinter={Copy(%DefPrinter%,1,Pos(",",%DefPrinter%)-1)}
MessageModal>DefPrinter

[kpassaur]

I would have never though of doing it that way and it works great. I spent 4-5 hours trying to find a way and from posting on this forum to you responded was only 10 minutes. Your support is great.