SetupDevice - v14 SetupDevice - v14
setupdevice NAME=<string value>,SETUP
Function
Set the current printing device and open the selected device dialog for setting the device parameters.
Parameters
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names |
the name of the selected printing devices. |
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SETUP |
SETUPDEVICE (from v12.3.3) requires the primer SETUP to open the printer device panel. E.g: SETUPDEVICE name=devs[1],SETUP That because it is now possible to set the format size, orientation and scale with: SETUPDEVICE name=devs[1],SIZE=’A4’ SETUPDEVICE name=devs[1],ORIENT=’PORTRAIT’ (or ANDSCAPE’) SETUPDEVICE name=devs[1],SCALE=50 Important: the SIZE must be set before the orientation and scale.
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Examples
String names[0]
Listdevice name=names[1]
SetupDevice name=name[4]
Notes
{
string Names[100], Shares[100]
string PrinterName
numeric indx
listdevice names=Names[1],shares=Shares[1]
panel p=8,off
panel p=8,on,u=1,c=600,r=400,t='Select the device',pin=0,j=.2,.9
option p=8,f=print.tab
Label MainLoop
polling;;
if vb=2 : go Fine
go MainLoop
Label Select
PrinterName=st
indx=1
while Names[indx]<>''
{
if Names[indx]=PrinterName then
{
# if the device is local the share name is set to the device name
# otherwise it is the one returned by Windows
if len(Shares[indx]) = 0 :insert p=8,b=5,t=Names[indx]
elseinsert p=8,b=5,t=Shares[indx]
go MainLoop
}
indx=indx+1
}
go MainLoop
Label Break
break
go MainLoop
Label Exec
setupdevice name=PrinterName
Label Fine
panel p=8,off
}
iferr; exit
See also
The command GETDEVICEINFO introduced at the same time to query information about the selected printer and using this command it is possible to confirm settings such as format size, orientation, scale and supported formats.