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.NET Forum / Languages / VB.NET / October 2004Print Dialogs
This is not really a VB problem but I wonder if you can cast any light. My app (VB6) uses the Common Dialog stuff to do the Printer Setup. In WinXP, the action of this dialog is different to Win2K in that selecting a printer (which used to just affect the current app) makes that printer the Default and thus affects all applications which is a bit unsociable. I am somewhat annoyed at Microsoft (a normal state I know) for changing stuff which has been around for years. Do you know if there is a fix available? Seems rather OTT to make my app O/S aware just to make the dialog behave itself (if indeed it can be made to). "Microsoft" <me@me.com> schrieb: > This is not really a VB problem but I wonder if you can cast any > light. My app (VB6) uses the Common Dialog Notice that this is a VB.NET group. VB6 groups can be found in the microsoft.public.vb.* hierarchy.  SignatureHerfried K. Wagner [MVP] <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/ Hi I am rearching the issue and I will update you with new information ASAP. BTW: as Herfried said, this queue is for VB.NET only, For legacy VB6 groups, you can post that question in the microsoft.public.vb.* hierarchy. Best regards, Peter Huang Microsoft Online Partner Support SignatureGet Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Thank you Peter SignatureOHM ( Terry Burns ) * Use the following to email me * Dim ch() As Char = "ufssz/cvsotAhsfbuTpmvujpotXjui/OFU".ToCharArray() For i As Int32 = 0 To ch.Length - 1 ch(i) = Convert.ToChar(Convert.ToInt16(ch(i)) - 1) Next Process.Start("mailto:" & New String(ch)) -- > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. Ignore my post above, I got confused with another one. SignatureOHM ( Terry Burns ) * Use the following to email me * Dim ch() As Char = "ufssz/cvsotAhsfbuTpmvujpotXjui/OFU".ToCharArray() For i As Int32 = 0 To ch.Length - 1 ch(i) = Convert.ToChar(Convert.ToInt16(ch(i)) - 1) Next Process.Start("mailto:" & New String(ch)) -- > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. Hi Based on my research, the VB common dialog controls are just a thin wrapper over comdlg32.dll, which changes with each OS, so I think this behavior is by design. If you need to keep a uniform UI, I think we may need to write our own "printer dialog" which is not a trivial thing. To retrieve the printer information, web can use GDI API. e.g. GetPrinter http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gdi/prntspo l_1gky.asp Here is a link about how to call that in GetPrinter. http://www.vbcity.com/forums/topic.asp?tid=52784 If you still have any concern, please feel free to post here. Best regards, Peter Huang Microsoft Online Partner Support SignatureGet Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Thank you for your help, most appreciated > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > To retrieve the printer information, web can use GDI API. > e.g. GetPrinter http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gdi/prntspo > l_1gky.asp > Here is a link about how to call that in GetPrinter. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Hi You are welcome. If you still have any concern, please feel free to post here. Best regards, Peter Huang Microsoft Online Partner Support SignatureGet Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Hi Peter, > You are welcome. > If you still have any concern, please feel free to post here. I think that you mean, "please feel free to post next time in that special newsgroups that I told about for your VB6 problems? :-) Cor Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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