checking if a local printer is installed

[Jux]

Hi everyone,

Im writing an application in which i need to check whether a local printer is installed. Any ideas how this can be done?

Thanks!

 

[JohnH]

Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters Property returns a string collection with the names of all printers installed on the computer.

 

[Jux]

Hey,

thanks for your reply. Do you know if there is a way to check whether the printer is local though? Coz the user will have network printers installed too?

 

[JohnH]

When I check this list network printers read "\\server\printername" while locals just read "printername".

 

[Jux]

ok thanks, i'll just check whether they contain a "\" then.

thanks for your help.