Subject Re: printer paper source From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Sat, 8 Aug 2020 21:37:23 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 8/8/2020 1:19 PM, rich@autotraker.com wrote: > You have to query the spooler driver to get the sources or bins. You can > get info on any connected printer, even networked printers. > You need to use DeviceCapabilities API from winspool.drv > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wingdi/nf-wingdi-devicecapabilitiesa > > I wrote a CC some years ago to return that data. Not sure exactly where > it is but I'll look Monday. > I might have even posted it on the newsgroup so try a search for > DeviceCapabilities > It was part of my "roll your own" choosePrinter( ) so I could select and > store printer information. > > You can also get the information from WMI and Win32_Printer using > OleAutoClient("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator") > I might have code to at least get someone started writing a solution > using that. > Like I said, I'll look around Monday and see if I can find anything. > Rich.... > Thanks, Rich. Did a search through misc code in the dUFLP hoping maybe something was there, but ... Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm