' to be used in place of strings:
Private Declare Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "lstrcpyA" (ByVal lpString1 As String, ByVal lpString2 As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function lstrlen Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "lstrlenA" (ByVal lpString As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function EnumPrinters Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "EnumPrintersA" (ByVal flags As Long, ByVal name As String, ByVal Level As Long, pPrinterEnum As Long, ByVal cdBuf As Long, pcbNeeded As Long, pcReturned As Long) As Long
Const PRINTER_ENUM_LOCAL = &H2
Private Type PRINTER_INFO_1
        flags As Long
        pDescription As String
        pName As String
        pComment As String
End Type
Private Sub Form_Load()
    'KPD-Team 1999
    'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
    'E-Mail: KPDTeam@Allapi.net
    Dim longbuffer() As Long  ' resizable array receives information from the function
    Dim printinfo() As PRINTER_INFO_1  ' values inside longbuffer() will be put into here
    Dim numbytes As Long  ' size in bytes of longbuffer()
    Dim numneeded As Long  ' receives number of bytes necessary if longbuffer() is too small
    Dim numprinters As Long  ' receives number of printers found
    Dim c As Integer, retval As Long  ' counter variable & return value
    Me.AutoRedraw = True 'Set current graphic mode to persistent
    ' Get information about the local printers
    numbytes = 3076  ' should be sufficiently big, but it may not be
    ReDim longbuffer(0 To numbytes / 4) As Long  ' resize array -- note how 1 Long = 4 bytes
    retval = EnumPrinters(PRINTER_ENUM_LOCAL, "", 1, longbuffer(0), numbytes, numneeded, numprinters)
    If retval = 0 Then  ' try enlarging longbuffer() to receive all necessary information
        numbytes = numneeded
        ReDim longbuffer(0 To numbytes / 4) As Long  ' make it large enough
        retval = EnumPrinters(PRINTER_ENUM_LOCAL, "", 1, longbuffer(0), numbytes, numneeded, numprinters)
        If retval = 0 Then ' failed again!
            Debug.Print "Could not successfully enumerate the printes."
        End  ' abort program
    End If
    End If
    ' Convert longbuffer() data into printinfo()
    If numprinters <> 0 Then ReDim printinfo(0 To numprinters - 1) As PRINTER_INFO_1 ' room for each printer
    For c = 0 To numprinters - 1  ' loop, putting each set of information into each element
        ' longbuffer(4 * c) = .flags, longbuffer(4 * c + 1) = .pDescription, etc.
        ' For each string, the string is first buffered to provide enough room, and then the string is copied.
        printinfo(c).flags = longbuffer(4 * c)
        printinfo(c).pDescription = Space(lstrlen(longbuffer(4 * c + 1)))
        retval = lstrcpy(printinfo(c).pDescription, longbuffer(4 * c + 1))
        printinfo(c).pName = Space(lstrlen(longbuffer(4 * c + 2)))
        retval = lstrcpy(printinfo(c).pName, longbuffer(4 * c + 2))
        printinfo(c).pComment = Space(lstrlen(longbuffer(4 * c + 3)))
        retval = lstrcpy(printinfo(c).pComment, longbuffer(4 * c + 3))
    Next c
    ' Display name of each printer
    For c = 0 To numprinters - 1
        Me.Print "Name of printer"; c + 1; " is: "; printinfo(c).pName
    Next c
End Sub

Option Explicit

Const CCHDEVICENAME = 32
Const CCHFORMNAME = 32
Const GMEM_MOVEABLE = &H2
Const GMEM_ZEROINIT = &H40
Const DM_DUPLEX = &H1000&
Const DM_ORIENTATION = &H1&

Private Type PRINTDLG_TYPE
    lStructSize As Long
    hwndOwner As Long
    hDevMode As Long
    hDevNames As Long
    hDC As Long
    flags As Long
    nFromPage As Integer
    nToPage As Integer
    nMinPage As Integer
    nMaxPage As Integer
    nCopies As Integer
    hInstance As Long
    lCustData As Long
    lpfnPrintHook As Long
    lpfnSetupHook As Long
    lpPrintTemplateName As String
    lpSetupTemplateName As String
    hPrintTemplate As Long
    hSetupTemplate As Long
End Type
Private Type DEVNAMES_TYPE
    wDriverOffset As Integer
    wDeviceOffset As Integer
    wOutputOffset As Integer
    wDefault As Integer
    extra As String * 100
End Type
Private Type DEVMODE_TYPE
    dmDeviceName As String * CCHDEVICENAME
    dmSpecVersion As Integer
    dmDriverVersion As Integer
    dmSize As Integer
    dmDriverExtra As Integer
    dmFields As Long
    dmOrientation As Integer
    dmPaperSize As Integer
    dmPaperLength As Integer
    dmPaperWidth As Integer
    dmScale As Integer
    dmCopies As Integer
    dmDefaultSource As Integer
    dmPrintQuality As Integer
    dmColor As Integer
    dmDuplex As Integer
    dmYResolution As Integer
    dmTTOption As Integer
    dmCollate As Integer
    dmFormName As String * CCHFORMNAME
    dmUnusedPadding As Integer
    dmBitsPerPel As Integer
    dmPelsWidth As Long
    dmPelsHeight As Long
    dmDisplayFlags As Long
    dmDisplayFrequency As Long
End Type

Private Declare Function PrintDialog Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "PrintDlgA" (pPrintdlg As PRINTDLG_TYPE) As Long
Private Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (hpvDest As Any, hpvSource As Any, ByVal cbCopy As Long)
Private Declare Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GlobalUnlock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" (ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal dwBytes As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GlobalFree Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    ShowPrinter Me
End Sub

Public Sub ShowPrinter(frmOwner As Form, Optional PrintFlags As Long)
    '-> Code by Donald Grover
    Dim PrintDlg As PRINTDLG_TYPE
    Dim DevMode As DEVMODE_TYPE
    Dim DevName As DEVNAMES_TYPE

    Dim lpDevMode As Long, lpDevName As Long
    Dim bReturn As Integer
    Dim objPrinter As Printer, NewPrinterName As String

    ' Use PrintDialog to get the handle to a memory
    ' block with a DevMode and DevName structures

    PrintDlg.lStructSize = Len(PrintDlg)
    PrintDlg.hwndOwner = frmOwner.hWnd

    PrintDlg.flags = PrintFlags
    On Error Resume Next
    'Set the current orientation and duplex setting
    DevMode.dmDeviceName = Printer.DeviceName
    DevMode.dmSize = Len(DevMode)
    DevMode.dmFields = DM_ORIENTATION Or DM_DUPLEX
    DevMode.dmPaperWidth = Printer.Width
    DevMode.dmOrientation = Printer.Orientation
    DevMode.dmPaperSize = Printer.PaperSize
    DevMode.dmDuplex = Printer.Duplex
    On Error GoTo 0

    'Allocate memory for the initialization hDevMode structure
    'and copy the settings gathered above into this memory
    PrintDlg.hDevMode = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE Or GMEM_ZEROINIT, Len(DevMode))
    lpDevMode = GlobalLock(PrintDlg.hDevMode)
    If lpDevMode > 0 Then
        CopyMemory ByVal lpDevMode, DevMode, Len(DevMode)
        bReturn = GlobalUnlock(PrintDlg.hDevMode)
    End If

    'Set the current driver, device, and port name strings
    With DevName
        .wDriverOffset = 8
        .wDeviceOffset = .wDriverOffset + 1 + Len(Printer.DriverName)
        .wOutputOffset = .wDeviceOffset + 1 + Len(Printer.Port)
        .wDefault = 0
    End With

    With Printer
        DevName.extra = .DriverName & Chr(0) & .DeviceName & Chr(0) & .Port & Chr(0)
    End With

    'Allocate memory for the initial hDevName structure
    'and copy the settings gathered above into this memory
    PrintDlg.hDevNames = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE Or GMEM_ZEROINIT, Len(DevName))
    lpDevName = GlobalLock(PrintDlg.hDevNames)
    If lpDevName > 0 Then
        CopyMemory ByVal lpDevName, DevName, Len(DevName)
        bReturn = GlobalUnlock(lpDevName)
    End If

    'Call the print dialog up and let the user make changes
    If PrintDialog(PrintDlg) <> 0 Then

        'First get the DevName structure.
        lpDevName = GlobalLock(PrintDlg.hDevNames)
        CopyMemory DevName, ByVal lpDevName, 45
        bReturn = GlobalUnlock(lpDevName)
        GlobalFree PrintDlg.hDevNames

        'Next get the DevMode structure and set the printer
        'properties appropriately
        lpDevMode = GlobalLock(PrintDlg.hDevMode)
        CopyMemory DevMode, ByVal lpDevMode, Len(DevMode)
        bReturn = GlobalUnlock(PrintDlg.hDevMode)
        GlobalFree PrintDlg.hDevMode
        NewPrinterName = UCase$(Left(DevMode.dmDeviceName, InStr(DevMode.dmDeviceName, Chr$(0)) - 1))
        If Printer.DeviceName <> NewPrinterName Then
            For Each objPrinter In Printers
                If UCase$(objPrinter.DeviceName) = NewPrinterName Then
                    Set Printer = objPrinter
                    'set printer toolbar name at this point
                End If
            Next
        End If

        On Error Resume Next
        'Set printer object properties according to selections made
        'by user
        Printer.Copies = DevMode.dmCopies
        Printer.Duplex = DevMode.dmDuplex
        Printer.Orientation = DevMode.dmOrientation
        Printer.PaperSize = DevMode.dmPaperSize
        Printer.PrintQuality = DevMode.dmPrintQuality
        Printer.ColorMode = DevMode.dmColor
        Printer.PaperBin = DevMode.dmDefaultSource
        On Error GoTo 0
    End If
End Sub