Printer Dialog

Category: Dialogs (built-in)

Date: 02-16-2022

   'PowerBASIC has a built-in DDT command to access the Windows printer selection dialog

   'Primary Code:
   'Syntax:  XPRINT ATTACH {CHOOSE | DEFAULT | PrinterName$} [,JobName$]
   XPrint Attach OldPrinter$   'restores the printer connection wich ESC/Cancel breaks

'Compilable Example:  (Jose Includes)
#Compiler PBWin 9, PBWin 10
#Compile EXE
#Dim All
%Unicode=1
#Include "Win32API.inc"
Global hDlg As DWord

Function PBMain() As Long
   Dialog New Pixels, 0, "Test Code",300,300,200,200, %WS_OverlappedWindow To hDlg
   Control Add Button, hDlg, 100,"Push", 50,10,100,20
   Dialog Show Modal hDlg Call DlgProc
End Function

CallBack Function DlgProc() As Long
   If CB.Msg = %WM_Command AND CB.Ctl = 100 AND CB.Ctlmsg = %BN_Clicked Then
      Local OldPrinter$
      OldPrinter$ = XPrint$    'XPrint$ returns the currently Attached printer
      XPrint Attach Choose
      If Len(XPrint$) Then
         MsgBox XPrint$ + " was selected!"
      Else
         MsgBox "No printer selected!"
         XPrint Attach OldPrinter$   'restores the printer connection wich ESC/Cancel breaks
      End If
   End If
End Function

'gbs_00119

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