Public Sub Lock( _
   ByVal password As String _
) 

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Dim instance As Printer Dim password As String   instance.Lock(password)

public void Lock( 
   string password
)

public:
void Lock( 
   String^ password
) 

Parameters

password

Printer administration password.

The lock password must be the same as the password that was used when the specified printer was installed.

To unlock the specified printer and enable applications to print directly to it, use the UnLock method.

To check whether applications were prevented from directly printing to the specified printer, use the IsPrinterLocked method.

Only printers that were originally created with a password can be locked.

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family

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