QuickReports: PrinterIndex out of range

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The solution for PrinterSetting in Quickreport is unfortunate. The workarounds, discussed in
newsgroups, didn't work with Windows NT.
(PrinterIndex out of range: The Printer-Setup-Dialog seems to add Printernames with a connectionstring. Perhaps, there is a problem in Borlands Printers-Unit or in a corner of the Microsoft-jungle too).

This is a simple solution:

1. Add Unit Printers to your Form that controls Printing. Add an TCombobox
   and name it 'cbxPrinters'
   
2. In FormCreate add the following statement:
   cbxPrinters.Items.Assign(Printer.Printers);
   
3. The User has to choose the desired Printer with this Combobox.
   
4. Insert before the print-statement the following statement ('qrp' is the name of the TQuickRep-Object)
   qrp.PrinterSettings.PrinterIndex:=cbxPrinters.ItemIndex;
   
5. REMARK: the quickreport-preview-printersetupdialog will not be affected.
   Test it and instruct your users.
   

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