How to set the printer model

A printer device must be selected before printing can begin.

1. You must have added at least one directory to the list of printer driver search paths and a printer model list must have been created before you can select a model. For more information on the search path, see CPrintSetup.

2. Retrieve the list of all supported printer models using CPrintSetup::ModelNameListL(). A printer model is identified by its UID and also has an associated model name.

3. Select the target printer device using CPrintSetup::CreatePrinterDeviceL().

4. The model list is deleted in the destructor for CPrintSetup, but if it is no longer needed, it may be deleted beforehand using FreeModelList().

// Provide search path for printer drivers
_LIT(KSearchPath,"\\system\\printers\\*");
iPrintSetup->AddPrinterDriverDirL(KSearchPath);

// Get list of models - causes list to be allocated
CPrinterModelList* modelList = iPrintSetup->ModelNameListL(iFs);

// Create a printer device. Select first in list (random choice)
iPrintSetup->CreatePrinterDeviceL(modelList->NumToUid(0));

// Free models list
iPrintSetup->FreeModelList();

• In a real application program, the list of all supported printer models would be displayed in a suitable dialog box from which the user could make their choice. In the example above, the first model in the list is chosen arbitrarily, and its UID is passed to CPrintSetup::CreatePrinterDeviceL().

• Note that CPrintSetup does not create a default printer device on construction so CreatePrinterDeviceL() must have been called before printing can take place. If no printer device with the UID specified exists, a default printer device will be created.