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varuog
varuog

Reputation: 93

How to create a Printer object in VB

I am facing an issue in VB 6 while creating a Printer Object. Basically, I need to create a printer object so that I can set the correct tray on which printing needs to be performed.

I have the Printer Name with me.

All the code that I am able to find online involves looping through all the available printers and finding a match with our printer name.

Is there a way I can create the Printer object prn directly from the Printer name.

Any help would be appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4371

Answers (1)

MarkL
MarkL

Reputation: 1771

You can't. The VB6 Printers collection is accessed only by index, not by name. See Visual Studio 6 Printer Object, Printers Collection.

So you have to search the collection for the printer you want. For instance:

Private Function FindPrinter(PrinterName As String) As Printer
  Dim i As Integer
  For i = 0 To Printers.Count - 1
    If Printers(i).DeviceName = PrinterName Then
      Set FindPrinter = Printers(i)
      Exit For
    End If
  Next i
  Exit Function
End Function

The above doesn't handle the situation where the printer you're looking for isn't in the collection. You'll want to add logic to cover that condition - what you'll want to do is specific to your particular tasks and requirements. This example is also a case-sensitive name search, so keep that in mind, too.

Upvotes: 2

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