Printer defaults

rbuser

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if there is a way for report designer to use the
windows printer settings for duplexing rather than having it setup on the
report?

Regards,



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nardmoseley

Here is a tech tech that shows how to get the Windows default PrinterSetup
info. The example shows how to get the paper name, I think the same
technique will work for the duplex setting.


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Tech Tip: Windows Default Printer Settings
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1. Default Printer Name

You can get the name of the computers default
printer by accessing ReportBuilder's global
printer list object - ppPrinters.


uses
ppPrintr;


var
lsPrinterName: String

begin

lsPrintername := ppPrinters.DefaultPrinterName;

end;



2. Default Printer Setup


Place the following code in the OnClick event-handler
of a button on a form. When the button is pressed
a message will be displayed showing the default
printer name and paper size.

You can get the other document defaults via
the TppPrinter.PrinterSetup properties.


uses
ppPrintr;

var
lPrinter: TppPrinter;

begin

lPrinter := TppPrinter.Create;

lPrinter.PrinterName := ppPrinters.DefaultPrinterName;

ShowMessage(ppPrinters.DefaultPrinterName + ': ' +
lPrinter.PrinterSetup.PaperName);

{assign default printer settings to a report}
myReport.PrinterSetup := lPrinter.PrinterSetup;


lPrinter.Free;

end;


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rbuser

Thanks that appears to be working good.

Regards,
Brenton McSweyn



PrinterSetup



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