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[pj]

if I run the followint from a command window it changes the default printer

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n "printer name"

How can I get VDS to call printui.dll directly using LOADLIB and @lib? I tried

LOADLIB printui
%R = @lib(printui,PrintUIEntry,STR:,/y,/n,"printer name")

I get an error saying 'library function not found'

What am I missing?

Thanks

[Skit3000]

Try "PrintUIEntryW" as the functionname:

[Hooligan]

I suspect that you 'll have to supply a path to the dll, i.e.:

LOADLIB c:\windows\system32\printui.dll

then define the parameter types, i.e.:

%R = @lib(printui,PrintUIEntry,STR:,STR:/y,STR:/n,STR:"printer name")

Hope this helps...

Hooligan

[pj]

Thanks for the suggestions:

loadlib printui
%R = @lib(printui,PrintUIEntryW,STR:,"/y","/n","HPLJDual-L")
freelib printui

gives 2 errors: @operation couls not be completed and 'error calling library function at line 3'

(with or without the / before y and n)


LOADLIB c:\windows\system32\printui.dll
%R = @lib(printui,PrintUIEntry,STR:,STR:/y,STR:/n,STR:"HPLJDual-L")
freelib printui

gives error 'operation invalid at line 3'

Any other suggestions?

[ShinobiSoft]

I'm running Windows 98SE and don't have printui.dll on my system. If it
isn't a large file, you can add it as an attachment to a post here, or if you'd
prefer you can email it to me. I can get the required command params if I
have access to the dll.

[pj]

Here is the printui.dll

Thanks for the offer to help.

[Hooligan]

Pj,

Just out of curiosity...
Try changing from:

%R = @lib(printui,PrintUIEntry,STR:,STR:/y,STR:/n,STR:"HPLJDual-L")

To:

%R = @lib(printui,PrintUIEntry,STR:,STR:y,STR:n,STR:"HPLJDual-L")

It might be worth a try...

Hooligan

[Skit3000]

I looked at the printui.dll with a tool to see the functionnames inside, and I couldn't find a function called PrintUIEntry, but I did find PrintUIEntryW. So Pj, if you are going to try Hooligan's suggestion, please also try it once with PrintUIEntryW as functionname...

[Ciulla]

This works on my system (windows 2000)
%Q = @CHR(34)
%C = @CHR(44)
Run @Windir()\system32\rundll32 printui.dll%CPrintUIEntry /y /n %QPrinter Name%Q

[ShinobiSoft]

According to my tools there is no IMPORT data or EXPORT data. Apparently
this dll can only be accessed thru the rundll32.exe interface.

[pj]

Bill you wrote: