Xerox Printer Problems

rbuser

We use Delphi 5 with Report Builder Standard 6.03 and have a report that
prints onto letterhead found in the manual feed tray. With most printers
this is a simple matter of setting the bin name but on the Xerox 4400 & 4500
they reportedly ignore the bin name and instead want the paper type (i.e.
card stock, letterhead, envelope, transparency, etc.) I can't see any way
to pass the paper type along with the report only the bin name and paper
name. Is there a way to pass the paper type in report builder for the Xerox
printers? Thanks!

- Brian

nardmoseley

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Tech Tip: Configuring Printer Specific Options
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The Report.PrinterSetup properties can be used to set the properties that
are common to all printers. Internally RB applies these to the Windows
DevMode structure.


Report.PrinterSetup <----> Windows DevMode <-----> Printer Driver <--->
Printer


Printers often contains additional features, such as output bins, media
types, etc. The Windows DevMode structure can contain a private area that is
used the printer driver to store printer specific options. These can be
configured by using the Printer Driver's built-in properties dialog. These
options can theoritically be set programmatically, the trick is that you
have to know where in the structure to store the option and what values are
valid.

The following example shows how to display the printer properties dialog and
save the devmode for use within RB...

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/SavePrinterDevMode.zip


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