The SetDefaultPrinter function sets the system default printer to the one initialized by the DriverInit functions.
This call is only a wrapper to the Windows function SetDefaultPrinter which is documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd162971(v=vs.85).aspx
Calling this function prior to printing is not recommended especially on servers for the following reasons:
The user might not have the rights to change the default printer on the server.
The application might need to be restarted for it to detect the new default printer, this largely depends on how the application is written.
There might be a significant delay before the call takes effect depending on the number of running applications and server load.
System.Boolean SetDefaultPrinter()
long CDISetDefaultPrinter(HANDLE hPrinter)
hPrinter
Handle to printer returned by any of the DriverInit function calls.
If the system default printer was modified, this function returns 1. It returns 0 if the default printer was not modified. A return value of 0 usually indicates that the printer was already the system default printer before the call to SetDefaultPrinter.
Some applications require that the printer be set as default before being able to print to that printer. The default printer that was set before calling this function is restored in one of three situations:
The function RestoreDefaultPrinter is called.
DriverEnd is called.
The calling application is closed.
To make sure the previous default printer is not restored when calling DriverEnd or when the calling application is destroyed, you can call this function twice.
Modifying the system default printer too frequently is a source of numerous printing errors. Developers are encouraged to use methods supplied by their application to specify the destination printer rather than calling this function.
The user needs to have the rights to change the default printer.
Member of CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx.
<Flags()>
Public Enum acFileNameOptions As Integer
' Please check FileNameOptions for the complete flags version
NoPrompt = &H1
UseFileName = &H2
Concatenate = &H4
DisableCompression = &H8
EmbedFonts = &H10
BroadcastMessages = &H20
PrintWatermark = &H40
End Enum
Public Sub Sample()
' Constants for Activation codes
Const strLicenseTo As String = "Amyuni PDF Converter Evaluation"
Const strActivationCode As String = "07EFCDAB0100010025AFF1801CB9441306C5739F7D452154D8833B9CECBA2ADE79E3762A69FFC354528A5F4A5811BE3204A0A439F5BA"
Const AMYUNIPRINTERNAME As String = "Amyuni PDF Converter"
' Declare a new cdintfex object if it does not exist in the form.
Dim PDF As New CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx
' Get a reference to the installed printer.
' This will fail if the printer name passed to the DriverInit method is
' not found in the printer’s folder
PDF.DriverInit(AMYUNIPRINTERNAME)
' The SetDefaultPrinter function sets the system default printer to the one
' initialized by the DriverInit functions.
PDF.SetDefaultPrinter()
' The EnablePrinter() method needs to be called right before each print job.
' and before the configuration
' Calling the EnablePrinter() method will start a 20 second time-out value
PDF.EnablePrinter(strLicenseTo, strActivationCode)
' Resulting PDF document stored here
PDF.DefaultDirectory = "C:\Temp"
' Set Printer options
PDF.FileNameOptionsEx = acFileNameOptions.NoPrompt
' The BatchConvert method converts a number of files to PDF.
PDF.BatchConvert("C:\Temp\*.docx")
' The RestoreDefaultPrinter function resets the system default printer
' to the printer that was the default before the call to SetDefaultPrinter.
PDF.RestoreDefaultPrinter()
' This function will simply detach from an existing printer because the handle was created using DriverInit
PDF.DriverEnd()
End Sub
[Flags]
public enum acFileNameOptions
{
// Please check FileNameOptions for the complete flags version
NoPrompt = 0x00000001,
UseFileName = 0x00000002,
Concatenate = 0x00000004,
DisableCompression = 0x00000008,
EmbedFonts = 0x00000010,
BroadcastMessages = 0x00000020,
PrintWatermark = 0x00000040
}
public void Sample()
{
// Constants for Activation codes
const string strLicenseTo = "Amyuni PDF Converter Evaluation";
const string strActivationCode = "07EFCDAB0100010025AFF1801CB9441306C5739F7D452154D8833B9CECBA2ADE79E3762A69FFC354528A5F4A5811BE3204A0A439F5BA";
const string AMYUNIPRINTERNAME = "Amyuni PDF Converter";
// Declare a new cdintfex object if it does not exist in the form.
CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx PDF = new CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx();
// Get a reference to the installed printer.
// This will fail if the printer name passed to the DriverInit method is
// not found in the printer’s folder
PDF.DriverInit(AMYUNIPRINTERNAME);
// The SetDefaultPrinter function sets the system default printer to the one
// initialized by the DriverInit functions.
PDF.SetDefaultPrinter();
// The EnablePrinter() method needs to be called right before each print job.
// and before the configuration
// Calling the EnablePrinter() method will start a 20 second time-out value
PDF.EnablePrinter(strLicenseTo, strActivationCode);
// Resulting PDF document stored here
PDF.DefaultDirectory = @"C:\Temp";
// Set Printer options
PDF.FileNameOptionsEx = (int)acFileNameOptions.NoPrompt;
// The BatchConvert method converts a number of files to PDF.
PDF.BatchConvert(@"C:\Temp\*.docx");
// The RestoreDefaultPrinter function resets the system default printer
// to the printer that was the default before the call to SetDefaultPrinter.
PDF.RestoreDefaultPrinter();
// This function will simply detach from an existing printer because the handle was created using DriverInit
PDF.DriverEnd();
}
// PDF Converter Cpp.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
# include <Windows.h>
# include <string>
# include <iostream>
# include "CdIntf.h"
# pragma comment (lib, "CDIntf.lib")
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// Constants for Activation codes
#define strLicenseTo "Amyuni PDF Converter Evaluation"
#define strActivationCode "07EFCDAB0100010025AFF1801CB9441306C5739F7D452154D8833B9CECBA2ADE79E3762A69FFC354528A5F4A5811BE3204A0A439F5BA"
#define AMYUNIPRINTERNAME "Amyuni PDF Converter"
// Get a reference to the installed printer.
// This will fail if the printer name passed to the DriverInit method is
// not found in the printer’s folder
HANDLE PDF = DriverInit(AMYUNIPRINTERNAME);
// The CDISetDefaultPrinter function sets the system default printer to the one
// initialized by the DriverInit functions.
CDISetDefaultPrinter(PDF);
// The EnablePrinter() method needs to be called right before each print job.
// and before the configuration
// Calling the EnablePrinter() method will start a 20 second time-out value
EnablePrinter(PDF, strLicenseTo, strActivationCode);
// Resulting PDF document stored here
SetDefaultDirectory(PDF, "C:\temp");
// Set Printer options
SetFileNameOptions(PDF, NoPrompt);
// The BatchConvert method converts a number of files to PDF.
BatchConvertEx(PDF, "C:\temp\\*.docx");
// The RestoreDefaultPrinter function resets the system default printer
// to the printer that was the default before the call to SetDefaultPrinter.
RestoreDefaultPrinter(PDF);
// This function will simply detach from an existing printer because the handle was created using DriverInit
DriverEnd(PDF);
// Destroy PDF object
PDF = nullptr;
return 0;
}
package Example;
import com.jacob.activeX.ActiveXComponent;
import com.jacob.com.Dispatch;
public class Sample {
public enum acFileNameOptions
{
// Please check FileNameOptions for the complete flags version
NoPrompt(0x00000001),
UseFileName(0x00000002),
Concatenate(0x00000004),
DisableCompression(0x00000008),
EmbedFonts(0x00000010),
BroadcastMessages(0x00000020),
PrintWatermark(0x00000040);
public int value;
public acFileNameOptions(int value)
{
this.value = value;
}
public Object value(){
return value;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Constants for Activation codes
String strLicenseTo = "Amyuni PDF Converter Evaluation";
String strActivationCode = "07EFCDAB0100010025AFF1801CB9441306C5739F7D452154D8833B9CECBA2ADE79E3762A69FFC354528A5F4A5811BE3204A0A439F5BA";
String AMYUNIPRINTERNAME = "Amyuni PDF Converter";
// Declare a new cdintfex object if it does not exist in the form.
ActiveXComponent pdf = new ActiveXComponent("CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx.6.5");
// Get a reference to the installed printer.
// This will fail if the printer name passed to the DriverInit method is
// not found in the printer’s folder
Dispatch.call(pdf,"DriverInit",AMYUNIPRINTERNAME);
// The SetDefaultPrinter function sets the system default printer to the one
// initialized by the DriverInit functions.
Dispatch.call(pdf,"SetDefaultPrinter");
// The EnablePrinter() method needs to be called right before each print job.
// and before the configuration
// Calling the EnablePrinter() method will start a 20 second time-out value
Dispatch.call(pdf,"EnablePrinter", strLicenseTo, strActivationCode);
// Resulting PDF document stored here
Dispatch.put(pdf,"DefaultDirectory","C:\temp");
// Set Printer options
Dispatch.put(pdf,"FileNameOptionsEx",acFileNameOptions.NoPrompt.value);
// The BatchConvert method converts a number of files to PDF.
Dispatch.call(pdf,"BatchConvert","C:\temp\\*.docx");
// The RestoreDefaultPrinter function resets the system default printer
// to the printer that was the default before the call to SetDefaultPrinter.
Dispatch.call(pdf,"RestoreDefaultPrinter");
// This function will simply detach from an existing printer because the handle was created using DriverInit
Dispatch.call(pdf,"DriverEnd");
// Destroy PDF object
pdf = null;
}
}
$acFileNameOptions = @{
NoPrompt = 0x00000001
UseFileName = 0x00000002
Concatenate = 0x00000004
DisableCompression = 0x00000008
EmbedFonts = 0x00000010
BroadcastMessages = 0x00000020
PrintWatermark = 0x00000040
}
# Please check FileNameOptions for the complete flags version
# Constants for Activation codes
$strLicenseTo = "Amyuni PDF Converter Evaluation"
$strActivationCode = "07EFCDAB0100010025AFF1801CB9441306C5739F7D452154D8833B9CECBA2ADE79E3762A69FFC354528A5F4A5811BE3204A0A439F5BA"
$AMYUNIPRINTERNAME = "Amyuni PDF Converter"
# Declare a new cdintfex object if it does not exist in the form.
$PDF = New-Object -ComObject CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx.6.5
# Get a reference to the installed printer.
# This will fail if the printer name passed to the DriverInit method is
# not found in the printer’s folder
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('DriverInit', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$PDF,$AMYUNIPRINTERNAME)
# The SetDefaultPrinter function sets the system default printer to the one
# initialized by the DriverInit functions.
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('SetDefaultPrinter', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$PDF,$null)
# The EnablePrinter()method needs to be called right before each print job.
# and before the configuration
# Calling the EnablePrinter()method will start a 20 second time-out value
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('EnablePrinter', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$PDF, @($strLicenseTo, $strActivationCode))
# Resulting PDF document stored here
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('DefaultDirectory', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::SetProperty,$null,$PDF,"C:\Temp")
# Set Printer options
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('FileNameOptionsEx', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::SetProperty,$null,$PDF,$acFileNameOptions::NoPrompt)
# The BatchConvert method converts a number of files to PDF.
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('BatchConvert', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$PDF, "C:\Temp\*.docx")
# The RestoreDefaultPrinter function resets the system default printer
# to the printer that was the default before the call to SetDefaultPrinter.
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('RestoreDefaultPrinter', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$PDF,$null)
# This function will simply detach from an existing printer because the handle was created using DriverInit
[System.__ComObject].InvokeMember('DriverEnd', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$PDF,$null)
# Destroy PDF object
$PDF = $null
' FileNameOptions constants
' Please check FileNameOptions for the complete flags version
Const NoPrompt = &H1
Const UseFileName = &H2
Const Concatenate = &H4
Const DisableCompression = &H8
Const EmbedFonts = &H10
Const BroadcastMessages = &H20
Const PrintWatermark = &H40
Const MultilingualSupport = &H80
Const EncryptDocument = &H100
Const FullEmbed = &H200
' Constants for Activation codes
Const strLicenseTo = "Amyuni PDF Converter Evaluation"
Const strActivationCode = "07EFCDAB0100010025AFF1801CB9441306C5739F7D452154D8833B9CECBA2ADE79E3762A69FFC354528A5F4A5811BE3204A0A439F5BA"
Const AMYUNIPRINTERNAME = "Amyuni PDF Converter"
' Declare a new cdintfex object
Dim PDF
Set PDF = CreateObject("CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx.6.5")
' Get a reference to the installed printer.
' This will fail if the printer name passed to the DriverInit method is
' not found in the printer’s folder
PDF.DriverInit AMYUNIPRINTERNAME
' The SetDefaultPrinter function sets the system default printer to the one
' initialized by the DriverInit functions.
PDF.SetDefaultPrinter
' The EnablePrinter() method needs to be called right before each print job.
' and before the configuration
' Calling the EnablePrinter() method will start a 20 second time-out value
PDF.EnablePrinter strLicenseTo, strActivationCode
' Resulting PDF document stored here
PDF.DefaultDirectory = "C:\Temp"
' Set Printer options
PDF.FileNameOptionsEx = NoPrompt
' The BatchConvert method converts a number of files to PDF.
PDF.BatchConvert "C:\Temp\*.docx"
' The RestoreDefaultPrinter function resets the system default printer
' to the printer that was the default before the call to SetDefaultPrinter.
PDF.RestoreDefaultPrinter
' This function will simply detach from an existing printer because the handle was created using DriverInit
PDF.DriverEnd
' Destroy PDF object
Set PDF = Nothing