Setting the default Printer for windows using c#

Question

I want to set a default printer for windows/ system setting on a button click. I want to click on a button and want that a windows dialogue should appear asking user to set

Answer 1

Try SetDefaultPrinter Windows API function

   using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

   ...

   [DllImport("winspool.drv", 
              CharSet = CharSet.Auto, 
              SetLastError = true)]
   [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
   public static extern Boolean SetDefaultPrinter(String name);

   ...

   SetDefaultPrinter(PrinterName);

see

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd162971(v=vs.85).aspx http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/winspool/SetDefaultPrinter.html?diff=y