What are the parameters for "printto" using shellexecute?

Question

I'm using Delphi's winapi ShellExecute to try to print to a user selected printer and not the default printer. I'm trying to figure out the syntax for a command using the printto verb.

What would an example shell execute statement look like if I wanted to print manual.pdf to a HP Laser Jet 4 with IP address 192.168.1.49?

(this is just an example, but if you can help me out, I can take it from there)

Perhaps http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb776883(VS.85).aspx can be of use? — Andreas Rejbrand, Jun 05 '12 at 14:03
Yeah, I found something non-useful on MSDN yesterday and thought that was the last word on the matter. Thanks! — Peter Turner, Jun 05 '12 at 14:07
Pass the network network address of the printer in the arguments parameter — David Heffernan, Jun 05 '12 at 14:08

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '12 at 14:12

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You need to pass the network network address of the printer in the arguments parameter.

ShellExecute(
  WindowHandle,
  'printto',
  PChar(DocumentName),
  PChar(PrinterNetworkAddress),
  nil,
  SW_HIDE
);

answered Jun 05 '12 at 14:12

David Heffernan

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How do you get the network address address / what's the difference between that and what is returned as the port int Printer.GetPrinter? mjn's code works for me, but I'd rather use this. – Peter Turner Jun 05 '12 at 14:37

What are the parameters for "printto" using shellexecute?

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