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There are some '''Windows command line statements''' that allow one to ''(i)'' identify the current Windows default printer (as well as other printers associated with a PC) and ''(ii)'' change the default to a different printer. | There are some '''Windows command line statements''' that allow one to ''(i)'' identify the current Windows default printer (as well as other printers associated with a PC) and ''(ii)'' change the default to a different printer. | ||
A program can use [[SHELL]] statements in QB64 to execute those operating system commands. See the following examples provided by forum member '''DonW''': | A program can use [[SHELL]] statements in QB64 to execute those operating system commands. See the following examples provided by forum member '''DonW''': | ||
==Contents== | == Contents == | ||
* This code issues the command to display a PC's list of printers and routes the output to a text file: | * This code issues the command to display a PC's list of printers and routes the output to a text file: | ||
{{CodeStart}}{{Cl|SHELL}} {{Cl|_HIDE}} "CMD /C" + "wmic printer get name,default > default.txt" | {{CodeStart}}{{Cl|SHELL}} {{Cl|_HIDE}} "CMD /C" + "wmic printer get name,default > default.txt" | ||
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A sample of the contents of the resulting file is as follows. Notice that the default printer is listed as "TRUE": | A sample of the contents of the resulting file is as follows. Notice that the default printer is listed as "TRUE": | ||
{{TextStart}}Default Name | {{TextStart}}Default Name | ||
FALSE Microsoft XPS Document Writer | FALSE Microsoft XPS Document Writer | ||
TRUE HP Photosmart C7200 series | TRUE HP Photosmart C7200 series | ||
FALSE HP Officejet Pro 8600 | FALSE HP Officejet Pro 8600 | ||
FALSE Fax | FALSE Fax | ||
{{TextEnd}} | {{TextEnd}} | ||
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Then running the ''get default'' [[SHELL]] code again, we see the following contents of the text file: | Then running the ''get default'' [[SHELL]] code again, we see the following contents of the text file: | ||
{{TextStart}}Default Name | {{TextStart}}Default Name | ||
FALSE Microsoft XPS Document Writer | FALSE Microsoft XPS Document Writer | ||
FALSE HP Photosmart C7200 series | FALSE HP Photosmart C7200 series | ||
TRUE HP Officejet Pro 8600 | TRUE HP Officejet Pro 8600 | ||
FALSE Fax | FALSE Fax | ||
{{TextEnd}} | {{TextEnd}} | ||
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==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* These SHELL commands work in Windows XP, 7, 8.1 and 10. | * These SHELL commands work in Windows XP, 7, 8.1 and 10. | ||
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* [[SHELL]], [[_HIDE]] | * [[SHELL]], [[_HIDE]] | ||
* [[LPRINT]] | * [[LPRINT]] | ||
* [http://www.computerhope.com/wmic.htm Windows WMI commands] | * [http://www.computerhope.com/wmic.htm Windows WMI commands] | ||
* [http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/options.html Linux Printer Commands] | * [http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/options.html Linux Printer Commands] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:18, 28 January 2023
There are some Windows command line statements that allow one to (i) identify the current Windows default printer (as well as other printers associated with a PC) and (ii) change the default to a different printer.
A program can use SHELL statements in QB64 to execute those operating system commands. See the following examples provided by forum member DonW:
Contents
- This code issues the command to display a PC's list of printers and routes the output to a text file:
SHELL _HIDE "CMD /C" + "wmic printer get name,default > default.txt" |
A sample of the contents of the resulting file is as follows. Notice that the default printer is listed as "TRUE":
Default Name FALSE Microsoft XPS Document Writer TRUE HP Photosmart C7200 series FALSE HP Officejet Pro 8600 FALSE Fax |
- Here is the code to set the default printer to the "HP Officejet Pro 8600" listed in the sample above:
SHELL _HIDE "CMD /C" + "wmic printer where name='HP Officejet Pro 8600' call setdefaultprinter" |
Then running the get default SHELL code again, we see the following contents of the text file:
Default Name FALSE Microsoft XPS Document Writer FALSE HP Photosmart C7200 series TRUE HP Officejet Pro 8600 FALSE Fax |
Now we see that the "HP Officejet Pro 8600" is marked as "TRUE", and thus is now the default printer for LPRINT and _PRINTIMAGE.
Notes
- These SHELL commands work in Windows XP, 7, 8.1 and 10.
See also