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Re: setPrintJobProperty problem

• Posted by Bernie Ryan <xotron at ?luefrog.co?> Oct 30, 2007
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Andy Drummond wrote:
> 
> 
> the point is NOT to merely select the default orientation for a printer,
> but to be able to make it print in whichever orientation I want under program
> control rather than under manual intervention control.
> 
> If I use the getPefaultPrinter() call, then setPrinterJobPriority() to set the
> orientation to landscape - i.e. different from the default orientation - then
> print, it still prints in portrait. But if I use the pageSetup() call, THAT
> shows the orientation is in landscape (as requested) but hitting cancel still
> causes the print to be in portrait. So although the apparent orientation had
> been set, as shown by setPageSetup(), it wasn't changed as far as actual
> printing is concerned.
> 
> What I want to be able to do is click a button to print to the default printer
> and then for the program to decide whether it wants portrait or landscape 
> orientation according to the data to be printed.  This is particularly
> relevant to unmanned programs which just print as required with no-one there
> to look at the data and decide which way round the paper ought to be.
> 
> Apart from which, it should be possible, even fairly straightforward, to be
> able to make things do what you want in Windows. In reality it is an absolute
> pain - as colored buttons turned out to be. Why on Earth can't you simply set
> the color of a button in Windows? Why must it be BTNFACE for all buttons?
> Same for printing - I need to print to the default printer (and later to be
> able to choose the printer under software control) and then print to it the
> way I want. I don't like being forced to jump through Bill Gates' hoops!
> 
> Trouble is, I need wonderful prople like Judith and CChris to get around these
> problems, I am totally incapable of this kind of chicanery.
> 

Andy:

Why can't you just install two different printers  in the CONTROL PANEL

using the SAME printer.

Call one my_portrait_printer and the other my_landscape_printer.

Then setup each for the defaults that you want.

Then you can decide which orientation you need and send it to the

correct installed printer.

Bernie

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WMOTOR, XMOTOR, W32ENGIN, MIXEDLIB, EU_ENGIN, WIN32ERU, WIN32API 

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