Change Printers

[unclebump]

Here is a picture to show getting the printers list and default printer from registry keys. Not sure if these vi's are in 6.0.2

[Petric]

Yes, it work. I'm tried to set the printer, but I'm not sure if it is right and I want play with the registry. Can you check it uncledump?

[Petric]

Thanks Donald, that works. Not as clean as I want, but I can choose the Printer.

[Donald]

Another alternative for LV6.0.2 may be the two VI's that Jean-Pierre Drolet posted at the end of a thread  here  in 2001 which use Active X/Windows Scripting Host Object.

[unclebump]

Here is a version that uses prnmngr.vbs to read the printers list, then the default printer, then change the default printer to a different printer. This is a 7.0 format file. I also saved two graphics of the block diagram. I could not save it back to 6.1 due to changes in the system exec vi.

[unclebump]

Try this file in 6.0 format. I saved it back two versions so I'm not sure if it is runnable when opened. If not, the system exec.vi may need to be fixed in three places.

[zou]

Or you can use Window API call.  GetDefaultPrinter & SetDefaultPrinter are very simply calls.

See attached llb.

George Zou

http://gtoolbox.yeah.net

[Petric]

Thanks to all. All you gave me worked!

[AndresFlores (IIE)]

Hi !!

I want send to printer a file text from LabVIEW , you can help me  please

Note: Sorry for my bad write English, so I speak spanish

[Petric]

Hi Andres,

try it with this VI. It should print to de default printer!

Message Edited by Petric on 09-23-2005 07:51 AM