Microsoft KB Archive/209722

= WD2000: Setting ActivePrinter Changes System Default Printer =

Article ID: 209722

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q209722



SYMPTOMS
When you specify the active printer using the Visual Basic for Applications ActivePrinter property, the command resets the system-level default printer.

NOTE: This behavior does not occur when you change printers using the Print command on the File menu.



RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, use a variable to store the current printer name, and then reset the active printer to the stored value after using the ActivePrinter property.

For example:

Sub ChangePrinter Dim sCurPrinter As String With Application sCurPrinter = .ActivePrinter      ' Store current printer. .ActivePrinter = "HP LaserJet 4SI" ' Change Printers. ActiveDocument.PrintOut           ' Print the active document. .ActivePrinter = sCurPrinter      ' Set printer back to current. End With End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

