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How to specify an active printer in batch
I have a problem where I am running a word mail merge document in batch. The
document needs a duplex printer, so I want to dynamically select the printer without bringing up word myself. Also when the job finishes, I need it to reset the default printer back to what it was before running this document. Say for example my default printer is prta, and my duplex printer is prtb I need to have my mailmerge document use prtb, and then when finished mailmerging change the default printer back to prta. I'm assuming to get this job done, the default printer prta needs to be changed to prtb dynamically, and then dynamically changed back to prta upon completion. |
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How to specify an active printer in batch
See the article "Changing the selected (current) printer in Word without
changing the system default printer" at: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Macros...CurPrinter.htm -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "dlee" wrote in message ... I have a problem where I am running a word mail merge document in batch. The document needs a duplex printer, so I want to dynamically select the printer without bringing up word myself. Also when the job finishes, I need it to reset the default printer back to what it was before running this document. Say for example my default printer is prta, and my duplex printer is prtb I need to have my mailmerge document use prtb, and then when finished mailmerging change the default printer back to prta. I'm assuming to get this job done, the default printer prta needs to be changed to prtb dynamically, and then dynamically changed back to prta upon completion. |
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How to specify an active printer in batch
Doug; Thanks for the response. I did a macro in a template named clmstmtt
which I saved to words startup directory. It works It works, I also tried to use the same template with another document, but it didn't work. Next week I'll be running thru your suggestion. This seems really tough to do, probably cause I'm doing the steps wrong. Thanks again. Dlee -- dlee "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: See the article "Changing the selected (current) printer in Word without changing the system default printer" at: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Macros...CurPrinter.htm -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "dlee" wrote in message ... I have a problem where I am running a word mail merge document in batch. The document needs a duplex printer, so I want to dynamically select the printer without bringing up word myself. Also when the job finishes, I need it to reset the default printer back to what it was before running this document. Say for example my default printer is prta, and my duplex printer is prtb I need to have my mailmerge document use prtb, and then when finished mailmerging change the default printer back to prta. I'm assuming to get this job done, the default printer prta needs to be changed to prtb dynamically, and then dynamically changed back to prta upon completion. |
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