To a form, add a text box (Text1) and a command button (Command1) with the

following code:

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Option Explicit
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Private Private Declare Function GetPrinterDriverDirectory Lib "winspool.drv" _
Alias "GetPrinterDriverDirectoryA" _
(ByVal pName As String, _
ByVal pEnvironment As String, _
ByVal level As Long, _
ByVal pDriverDirectory As String, _
ByVal cbBuff As Long, _
pcbNeeded As Long) As Long

Private Sub Form_Load()

Command1.Caption = "GetPrinterDriverDirectory"

End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim level As Long

Dim cbBuff As Long
Dim pcbNeeded As Long
Dim pName As String
Dim pEnvironment As String
Dim pDriverDirectory As String

'initialization to determine size of buffer required

level = 1 'must be 1
cbBuff = 0 'must be 0 initially
pDriverDirectory = vbNullString 'must be null string initially

'string that specifies the name of the

'server on which the printer driver resides.
'If this parameter is vbNullString the
'local driver-directory path is retrieved.
pName = vbNullString

'string that specifies the environment

'(for example, "Windows NT x86", "Windows NT R4000",
'"Windows NT Alpha_AXP", or "Windows 4.0"). If
'this parameter is NULL, the current environment
 'of the calling application and client machine
'(not of the destination application and print
'server) is used.
pEnvironment = vbNullString

'find out how large the buffer

'needs to be (pcbNeeded). Call will return 0.
If GetPrinterDriverDirectory(pName, _
pEnvironment, _
level, _
pDriverDirectory, _
cbBuff, _
pcbNeeded) = 0 Then

'create a buffer large enough for the

'string and a trailing null
pDriverDirectory = Space$(pcbNeeded)
cbBuff = Len(pDriverDirectory)

'call again. Success = 1

If GetPrinterDriverDirectory(pName, _
pEnvironment, _
level, _
pDriverDirectory, _
cbBuff, _
pcbNeeded) = 1 Then

'result
Text1.Text = Left$(pDriverDirectory, pcbNeeded)

End If 'GetPrinterDriverDirectory/2
End If 'GetPrinterDriverDirectory/1

End Sub