Sample: PageSet.exe Programmatically Changes Default Printer Orientation

ID: Q198901

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SUMMARY

PageSet.exe is a self-extracting executable file that contains a DLL file that allows you to programmatically change the printer orientation.

This DLL is particularly useful when dealing with the Data Report, which reads the default printer orientation prior to displaying or printing a report. PageSet.exe allows you to programmatically change and reset your printer orientation.

MORE INFORMATION

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file names below to download the files:

Pageset.exe

Release Date: Apr-13-1999

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

FileName Size

PageSet.dll 1KB

PageSet.vbp 1KB

frmSit.frm 1KB

Orient.bas 8KB

PrinterControl.cls 1KB

Readme.txt 1KB

On Windows NT systems, PageSet.dll requires administrative access to your printer settings. To set this up, you will have to save the driver settings to your local computer, which can be accomplished with the following steps:

Using the Add Printer wizard in Control Panel, select My Computer instead of Network Printer Server, and then choose Next.

Click the "Add Port" button.

Select Local Port in the drop-down list box then click New Port.

Type the location of the printer on the network. For example:

\\printserver\printer (this is the exact path of your printer)

Select OK and continue with the rest of the setup.

Now you can incorporate the DLL into your application.

Use the Regsvr32.exe file to register the Pageset.dll as follows:

regsvr32.exe <full path to dll>\pageset.dll

Reference the Pageset.dll in your application project.

The following code sets your paper orientation to landscape prior to printing or showing the report.


  Paste the following code in the General Declaration section of your form:


   Dim obj As PageSet.PrinterControl

   Private Sub Command1_Click()
      On Error GoTo errorhandler:
      Set obj = New PrinterControl
      obj.ChngOrientationLandscape
      DataReport1.Show
      DataReport1.PrintReport False, rptRangeFromTo, 1, 1

      Exit Sub

   errorhandler:
       MsgBox Err.Description
       obj.ReSetOrientation
 
   End Sub


   Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)

      obj.ReSetOrientation 'This resets the printer to portrait.

   End Sub

NOTE: In the preceding application you are resetting the printer in the Form_Unload event. The printer must be reset back to the default orientation. If not, any print job sent to the network printer will be printed using the orientation set by your program.

Disclaimer

WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbdse

Keywords : kbfile kbReportWriter kbDataEnv kbGrpVBDB
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo