Re: setdefaultprinter

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From: Bob Gonder
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:21

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"mattk" <<none>> wrote:

>My program uses SetDefaultPrinter and SendMessageTimeout to switch between 
>two printers.

You should not be doing that.
It isn't very nice to mess with a user's windows settings.

>The problem is I also have a TRichEdit component and I use the Print() 
>method - but it does not necessarily print to the default printer ....
>
>How to solve such a problem? 

You should ask in vcl.components.using
They could also explain to you how to use the VCL to switch printers
so you don't have to make your customers mad at you.

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