Conference abbott::visual_basic

2498.0. "Crystal Reports: Always uses 'Default' printer ?" by FUTURS::MARSHALL1 () Tue Feb 18 1997 05:00

    
    
    I have searched through the conference for notes and replied related to
    crystal reports and printing, and none (that I have found!) seems to be
    the same as I have got. I am sure that it is something I have missed
    somewhere, but can I see it .....
    
    
    Does anyone know whether when you set the Crystal Reports .Destination
    to be the printer does it print to the printer specified by the current
    Printer object within Visual Basic, or does it always retrieve the
    current default printer from the control panel ?
    
    I ask because I allow the user to select a printer (not via
    CommonDialog), which I then use to set the Printer object to the
    appropriate item from the Printers collection. The Printer object
    correctly points to the selected printer. CRW seems to ignore this and
    print to the 'default' printer no matter what I do.
    
    I do not want the application to modify the users selections in the
    control panel, and only want to change the printer context within the
    application. I can get round the problem by using the CommonDialog
    which will:
    
    	a) Change the default printer in the control panel
    	b) Give the user a lot more functionality under print
    
    But:
    
    	a) I have the hassle of setting the default printer back to the old
    	   value when I am done to maintain the requirement of not changing
    	   the user's environment externally to the application
    	b) The user does not appear to want all the bells and whistles
    	   provided by the CommonDialog print
    
    Have I missed a simple setting in CRW, or has it relly been developed
    to always use the default printer?
    
    	Steve.