BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Excel-OLE: changing ActivePrinter          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> C++ Builder (ActiveX) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Uli Guest Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:16 am    Post subject: Excel-OLE: changing ActivePrinter I'm working/interacting with Excel using pure OLE-interface functionality (like I posted already on 24.05.04) I want to change the printer with vExcelApp.OlePropertySet("ActivePrinter) szPrinterName); Basically this works but there are some difficulties! The Problem changing the active printer is, that you have to specify exactly the same printer-setting-string (szPrinterName) like Excel would do this. This means: 1. language-dependent 2. port-dependent 3. it may be, that the correct printer name varies from this shown in the selection-list For example: (1.) "Acrobat Distiller auf Ne03:" / "Acrobat Distiller on Ne03:" (2.) "Acrobat Distiller auf Ne03:" / "HP LaserJet 5100 PCL 6 auf NE00:" / PostScript-Printer auf FILE:" First I thought, that Ne## is the index of the printer in the printer-selection-list. But this sucks, if there's installed a printer which uses a file for printout (like the PostScript-Printer above) - then the index numbers don't fit the port-nr. So, how can I retrieve the correct string for printer-setting to make it "well formed" for excel. Otherwise Excel throws an exception and the printer-selection won't be done. Has anyone an idea for this or knows another method to change the ActualPrinter which Excel uses for a current print-out (without changing the system's standard-printer)? Thanks in advance, Uli. Back to top Jean-Marie Babet Guest Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Excel-OLE: changing ActivePrinter Uli, If you search for "EnumPrinters" on Google (and maybe add 'Excel' and 'ActivePrinter'), you'll see some code that enumerates through printers and returns their names. For example, the following links seem to do so: http://www.eksperten.dk/spm/465980 http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/AvailablePrinters.htm http://www.herber.de/forum/archiv/372to376/t373602.htm The code targets Office Automation - hence, the language: VBA. However, the logic seems simple to port to C++. I believe the relevant part is the calls to EnumPrinters and then the formatting of the name. Hope the above is useful. Regards, Bruneau. "Uli" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) de> wrote Quote: I'm working/interacting with Excel using pure OLE-interface functionality (like I posted already on 24.05.04) I want to change the printer with vExcelApp.OlePropertySet("ActivePrinter) szPrinterName); Basically this works but there are some difficulties! The Problem changing the active printer is, that you have to specify exactly the same printer-setting-string (szPrinterName) like Excel would do this. This means: 1. language-dependent 2. port-dependent 3. it may be, that the correct printer name varies from this shown in the selection-list For example: (1.) "Acrobat Distiller auf Ne03:" / "Acrobat Distiller on Ne03:" (2.) "Acrobat Distiller auf Ne03:" / "HP LaserJet 5100 PCL 6 auf NE00:" / PostScript-Printer auf FILE:" First I thought, that Ne## is the index of the printer in the printer-selection-list. But this sucks, if there's installed a printer which uses a file for printout (like the PostScript-Printer above) - then the index numbers don't fit the port-nr. So, how can I retrieve the correct string for printer-setting to make it "well formed" for excel. Otherwise Excel throws an exception and the printer-selection won't be done. Has anyone an idea for this or knows another method to change the ActualPrinter which Excel uses for a current print-out (without changing the system's standard-printer)? Thanks in advance, Uli. Back to top Uli Guest Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 9:07 am    Post subject: Re: Excel-OLE: changing ActivePrinter Thanks, I'll have a look. Uli. "Jean-Marie Babet" <bbabet (AT) borland (DOT) com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:40bf5c63$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: Uli, If you search for "EnumPrinters" on Google (and maybe add 'Excel' and 'ActivePrinter'), you'll see some code that enumerates through printers and returns their names. For example, the following links seem to do so: http://www.eksperten.dk/spm/465980 http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/AvailablePrinters.htm http://www.herber.de/forum/archiv/372to376/t373602.htm The code targets Office Automation - hence, the language: VBA. However, the logic seems simple to port to C++. I believe the relevant part is the calls to EnumPrinters and then the formatting of the name. Hope the above is useful. Regards, Bruneau. "Uli" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) de> wrote in message news:40befa73$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... I'm working/interacting with Excel using pure OLE-interface functionality (like I posted already on 24.05.04) I want to change the printer with vExcelApp.OlePropertySet("ActivePrinter) szPrinterName); Basically this works but there are some difficulties! The Problem changing the active printer is, that you have to specify exactly the same printer-setting-string (szPrinterName) like Excel would do this. This means: 1. language-dependent 2. port-dependent 3. it may be, that the correct printer name varies from this shown in the selection-list For example: (1.) "Acrobat Distiller auf Ne03:" / "Acrobat Distiller on Ne03:" (2.) "Acrobat Distiller auf Ne03:" / "HP LaserJet 5100 PCL 6 auf NE00:" / PostScript-Printer auf FILE:" First I thought, that Ne## is the index of the printer in the printer-selection-list. But this sucks, if there's installed a printer which uses a file for printout (like the PostScript-Printer above) - then the index numbers don't fit the port-nr. So, how can I retrieve the correct string for printer-setting to make it "well formed" for excel. Otherwise Excel throws an exception and the printer-selection won't be done. Has anyone an idea for this or knows another method to change the ActualPrinter which Excel uses for a current print-out (without changing the system's standard-printer)? Thanks in advance, Uli. 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