I want to print an existing Excel spreadsheet using perl.
Following help from Monks this week, I found that this can be done using the following Perl
$excel = CreateObject OLE "Excel.Application";
$workbook = $excel -> Workbooks -> Open(file name);
$workbook->PrintOut();

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However, I want to select the printer so that the system's default printer is not used.
I recorded an Excel macro to do this and got the following VBA
Application.ActivePrinter = _
        "Auto HP Deskjet 6500 Series on HOMEDELLTOWER on Ne02:"
    ExecuteExcel4Macro _
        "PRINT(1,,,1,,,,,,,,3,""Auto HP Deskjet 6500 Series on HOMEDEL
+LTOWER on Ne02:"",,TRUE,,FALSE)"

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I guess the first line may in Perl be
Application->ActivePrinter( "Auto HP Deskjet 6500 Series on HOMEDELLTO
+WER on Ne02:");

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But I am not at all sure. I do not know how to start with the second line.
I am using Excel 2007 on an XP Windows Professional PC.
Can any Monk help with this?

In reply to Selecting printer in Excel by merrymonk

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