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Default Printer

I am using the following code to get list of printers and then to see whether it is default printer.

public static bool PaperSize()
{
foreach (string printerName in PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters)
{
var printer = new PrinterSettings();
printer.PrinterName = printerName;

if (printer.IsDefaultPrinter)
{
foreach (PaperSize size in printer.PaperSizes)
{
if (Enum.IsDefined(size.Kind.GetType(), size.Kind))
{
string PSize = size.Kind.ToString();
if (PSize == "A4")
{
return true;
}
}
}
}
}
return false;
}

Problem
If the default printer is network printer, it returns false ! How to solve this

Todd Gerbert

That does more than see if it's the default printer. It checks if it's the default and supports A4 paper size. Maybe your network printer(s) don't accept A4.

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Daniel Van Der Werken

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SAMIR BHOGAYTA

Hello,

public static string DefaultPrinterName()
{
string functionReturnValue = null;
System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings oPS = new System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings(…

try {
functionReturnValue = oPS.PrinterName;
}
catch (System.Exception ex) {
functionReturnValue = "";
}
finally {
oPS = null;
}
return functionReturnValue;
}