Subject Re: printer paper source From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Mon, 10 Aug 2020 06:01:29 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 8/10/2020 2:30 AM, Mervyn Bick wrote: > On 2020-08-09 16:27, Ken Mayer wrote: > >>> The one thing I noticed, both with this and with Rick's is that the >>> last item doesn't show any text, just the number. So with my HP 1020, >>> it shows: >>> >>> HP LaserJet 1020 >>>           7 - Auto Select >>>           4 - >>> >>> Not quite as useful ... >> >> Using the same printer, in the Command Window: >> >> inspect( _app.printer ) >> selecting paperSource and clicking the tool button, the dialog shows >> both "Auto Select" and "Manual Feed", so the information has to be >> there .... > We're back to the definition of test data.  The only data with which the > program will actually work. :-)  I only have the one printer and it only > has one paper bin so the program returned the correct information.  I > hadn't thought to try it on PDF995 which has two bin options. > > When all else fails, RTFM! :-) > > I had simply copied Rick Miller's code and made a few changes.  I've now > done what I should have done in the first place.  I've checked the > Windows API documentation for DeviceCapabilitiesA().  The paper size > description can be 64 characters.  The paper bin names are a maximum of > 24 characters.  Duh!  A simple fix and the program now returns all the > bin options correctly. > > I've also moved one line of code so that the device name lists for both > the default printer and a named printer.  It's perhaps a good idea to do > the same for PaperSize.prg That works great. Unfortunately I am not sure what the fix is to apply to PaperSize ... 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