Description
Gets the list of available printers.
Syntax
PrintGetPrinters ( )
Return value
String. Each printer is listed in the string in the format printername ~t drivername ~t port ~n.
Usage
The return string can be loaded into a DataWindow using ImportString or separated using the ~n as shown in the example.
Examples
This example parses printer names from the return string on the PrintGetPrinters call, then places each printer name in an existing SingleLineEdit control. If you have more printers than SingleLineEdit boxes, the last SingleLineEdit contains a string for all the printers that are not listed in the other SingleLineEdits:
singlelineedit sle long ll_place, i, k string ls_left, ls_prntrs ls_prntrs = PrintGetPrinters ( ) k = upperbound(control) FOR i= k to 1 STEP -1 IF parent.control[i].typeof()=singlelineedit! then sle=parent.control[i] ll_place=pos (ls_prntrs, "~n" ) ls_left = Left (ls_prntrs, ll_place - 1) sle.text = ls_left ls_prntrs = Mid (ls_prntrs, ll_place + 1) END IF NEXT sle.text = ls_prntrs
See also
ImportString method for DataWindows in the section called “ImportString” in DataWindow Reference.
