Change the windows default printer

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Change the windows default printer

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The following code changes the default printer. Attention - this is a systemwide change and will affect other applications. Since this is discouraged, do it only if you have a really good reason.

program dummy;

// sample code by Peter Below

var
  Device: array [0..255] of Char;
  Driver: array [0..255] of Char;
  Port: array [0..255] of Char;
  hDeviceMode: THandle;

begin
  Printer.PrinterIndex := 1; {select printer to make default}
  Printer.GetPrinter(Device, Driver, Port, hDeviceMode);
  StrCat(Device, ',');
  StrCat(Device, Driver);
  StrCat(Device, ',');
  StrCat(Device, Port);
  WriteProfileString('windows', 'device', Device);
  StrCopy(Device, 'windows');
  SendMessage(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, longint(@Device))
end.

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