How I could change the default printer to an existing physical printer in vb6?

DND asked:

Greetings,

I wonder if someone can help me with the following:

I have a list of printers installed in my pc, some are physical & some are virtual (eg. SnagIT 9, & Nitro PDF Creator).

i) Is there a way to check if the default printer is virtual or physical through a VB6.0 code?

ii) How I can find a physical printer installed in my pc set it as default from a VB6.0 code?

The idea behind this is to let the application written in VB6.0 code to change the 'PaperSize' and 'Orientation' properties of the default printer as the report needs at runtime.

Any try to help will be appreciated a lot.
Thanks in advance.

Tags: Visual Basic 6

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