Send 10g reports directly to the default printer of the client machine

Hello..
We are using Oracle DS10g and Forms & Reports service 10g. When the user clicks on the report button I want to send the report directly to the default printer installed in the client machine. In this case the printer name may vary and I cannot parameterize the DESNAME parameter. How do i know what is the default printer? Any clue as to how can achieve the desired result?
Thanks

If you use webutil in your shop. You can use the CLient_win_api_environment.read_registry to get the default printer. In the run_report_object, desname gets set to the default printer.
This can also be found in metalink.
               V_PRINTER := CLIENT_WIN_API_ENVIRONMENT.READ_REGISTRY('HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows','Device',TRUE);
               V_PRINTER_LENGTH := LENGTH(V_PRINTER);
               V_PRINTER_BLANK :=     INSTR(V_PRINTER, ',');
               IF V_PRINTER_LENGTH > 0 AND V_PRINTER_BLANK = 0 THEN
                    :P_OUTPUT_FILE := V_PRINTER;
               ELSIF V_PRINTER_LENGTH > V_PRINTER_BLANK THEN
               :P_OUTPUT_FILE := SUBSTR(V_PRINTER, 0 , (INSTR(V_PRINTER, ',')-1 ));
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