.activeprinter do not return port name

Question

I work om migrating vba code from 2003 to 2010 og have got a problem.

In 2003 i use application.activeprinter to return the printername and the port name. I use it with the windows api DeviceCapabilities Lib "winspool.drv" to get the traynames and traynumbers for the active printer. Reciving this i can setup the page to printout on the right paper.

In word 2010 i do not get the portname for a network printer - only the printername, and i need the portname to use the Windows api.

I can get the portname when using a excel object to get the .activeprinter but i realy feel it is to slow.

Is her any other ways around?

Can i solve the problem with SP1?

Thanks

Answer 1

You may try to change the port number by following the steps below:

Click start >  Go to Devices and Printers > Right click on Default Printer > Go to Printer Properties > Click the Ports Tab and you can add or change the ports over there.

If the computer is on a Network, please contact your Network administrator.

For better suggestions on the same, post your question in the forum below:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/word/threads

Answer 2

I have exactly this problem - did you find a solution?

Answer 3

Thanks for your reply.

We have 2 types off printers on our network. Abount 80 printers total. In my template code i have to find out: Is it printertype A or printertype B the user have as active printer. When i know that i can set up the page to print out on the letterhead paper. This may bee eg tray number 1269 for type A or tray number 1072 for type B. I can find the tray names and numbers from the windows API DeviceCapabilities functions, but it neads the device name and the port number for a network printer.

Word 2010 return the device name with .activeprinter, but not the port number. How can i get this?

Hope the question is clear enough.