changing and re-setting the default printer
 

I'm trying to create a menu item based on a macro to print to PDF. The
problem is that after it has printed the default printer remains PDF. I want
to reset the active printer to 5004

I recorded two macros, one to print to pdf and one to reset the printer but
the part "Ne05 seems to vary every day so that the macro doesn't reset my
default printer to 5004.

Application.ActivePrinter = "PDF995 on Ne00:"
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, ActivePrinter:= _
"PDF995 on Ne00:", Collate:=True

Application.ActivePrinter = "\\S1103\A5004 on Ne05:"
'ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, ActivePrinter:= _
' "\\S1103\A5004 on Ne05:", Collate:=True

I notice in Word I can simply use:

Application.ActivePrinter = "PDF995" and
Application.ActivePrinter = "A5004"

But Excel doesn't accept this.

Regards
Dylan
Scotland

changing and re-setting the default printer
 

Store the name of the acrtivePrinter before you change it; then reset

dim OldPrinterName as string

OldPrintername =Application.ActivePrinter
'..code
Application.ActivePrinter=OldPrintername

NickHK

"dd" <dd.dd wrote in message
...
I'm trying to create a menu item based on a macro to print to PDF. The
problem is that after it has printed the default printer remains PDF. I
want
to reset the active printer to 5004

I recorded two macros, one to print to pdf and one to reset the printer
but
the part "Ne05 seems to vary every day so that the macro doesn't reset my
default printer to 5004.

Application.ActivePrinter = "PDF995 on Ne00:"
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, ActivePrinter:= _
"PDF995 on Ne00:", Collate:=True

Application.ActivePrinter = "\\S1103\A5004 on Ne05:"
'ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, ActivePrinter:= _
' "\\S1103\A5004 on Ne05:", Collate:=True

I notice in Word I can simply use:

Application.ActivePrinter = "PDF995" and
Application.ActivePrinter = "A5004"

But Excel doesn't accept this.

Regards
Dylan
Scotland

changing and re-setting the default printer
 

Nick

Thank you for solving this problem for me.

Kind regards
Dylan

"NickHK" wrote in message
...
Store the name of the acrtivePrinter before you change it; then reset

dim OldPrinterName as string

OldPrintername =Application.ActivePrinter
'..code
Application.ActivePrinter=OldPrintername

NickHK

"dd" <dd.dd wrote in message
...
I'm trying to create a menu item based on a macro to print to PDF. The
problem is that after it has printed the default printer remains PDF. I
want
to reset the active printer to 5004

I recorded two macros, one to print to pdf and one to reset the printer
but
the part "Ne05 seems to vary every day so that the macro doesn't reset my
default printer to 5004.

Application.ActivePrinter = "PDF995 on Ne00:"
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, ActivePrinter:= _
"PDF995 on Ne00:", Collate:=True

Application.ActivePrinter = "\\S1103\A5004 on Ne05:"
'ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, ActivePrinter:= _
' "\\S1103\A5004 on Ne05:", Collate:=True

I notice in Word I can simply use:

Application.ActivePrinter = "PDF995" and
Application.ActivePrinter = "A5004"

But Excel doesn't accept this.

Regards
Dylan
Scotland