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Word 2010 still does not return activeprinter portnumber?

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Is there still no fix for the bug in Word 2010 not giving the portnumber in VBA, when invoking ActivePrinter?

ActivePrinter should give "<printer> on NE<nn>", but gives only "<printer>".

(It is necessary when asking for DeviceCapabilities(....), to get information about i.e. paper-type.)

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 2:05 PM

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Hi,

Please see the similar thread and try the workaround that provide by Doug Robbins in Office for Developers Forums
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/eu/worddev/thread/e0e0c9a0-8b7d-42ca-890a-9e1fc1b78a15

The other example related: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1656942
Note: you'll need Excel to use that (or maybe you can do the same thing via another application)

Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

I'll collect your requested, and submit with internal way, and you also submit it with following website:

http://office.microsoft.com/suggestions.aspx

Regards,

George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

It's recommended to download and install Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT), which is developed by Microsoft Support teams. Once the tool is installed, you can run it at any time to scan for hundreds of known issues in Office programs.
- Marked as answer by George123345 Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:30 AM
- Unmarked as answer by Luuk Ensing Wednesday, October 15, 2014 8:00 AM
- Marked as answer by Luuk Ensing Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:45 PM
Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:31 AM

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Hi,

Please see the similar thread and try the workaround that provide by Doug Robbins in Office for Developers Forums
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/eu/worddev/thread/e0e0c9a0-8b7d-42ca-890a-9e1fc1b78a15

The other example related: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1656942
Note: you'll need Excel to use that (or maybe you can do the same thing via another application)

Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

I'll collect your requested, and submit with internal way, and you also submit it with following website:

http://office.microsoft.com/suggestions.aspx

Regards,

George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

It's recommended to download and install Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT), which is developed by Microsoft Support teams. Once the tool is installed, you can run it at any time to scan for hundreds of known issues in Office programs.
- Marked as answer by George123345 Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:30 AM
- Unmarked as answer by Luuk Ensing Wednesday, October 15, 2014 8:00 AM
- Marked as answer by Luuk Ensing Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:45 PM
Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:31 AM
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Hi George,

Thanks for your reply. I know that solution and some others. But it's a work-around and not a bug-fix...

Regards,

Luuk

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:58 AM