It's been awhile since I last did anything with printer drivers.
If I remember correctly custom paper size is optionally implemented by the
driver. Also the range of possible values (height width) can also be limited
by the driver.
The area you're looking at is the DMPAPER_USER implementation, though the
msdn documentation is a little sparse in this area.
A possible way of checking the printers capability is to try print to it
with MS Word and use Word's built-in ability to set a custom paper size and
see the results from that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Harpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 2:45 PM
Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Setting custom paper size...
Hello,
We are building an application for the Microsoft .net framework (version
2) using the C#
language. A major part of the application requires output to be printed
on to custom paper
size without the user being shown PrintDialog box and having to select
or enter the
required paper size.
The following sample code from the application (variable data have been
replaced by fixed
values for clarity):
/*
* Sample Test code
*/
public void Print()
{
try
{
PrintDocument prnDoc = new PrintDocument();
prnDoc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(OnPrintPage);
//
// fixed values used for clarity, real values are depentent
// on what is being printed.
//
PaperSize paperSize = new PaperSize("Custom", 600, 800);
//
// Direct print to printer named "Samsung ML-2010 Series"
// Test code, real code gets name from storage
//
prnDoc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = "Samsung ML-2010 Series";
//
// Set half inch margins
prnDoc.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = paperSize;
//
// Set half inch margins
prnDoc.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Top = 50;
prnDoc.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Left = 50;
prnDoc.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Right = 50;
prnDoc.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Bottom = 50;
//
// Set to Landscape
prnDoc.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
//
// Print the Document
prnDoc.Print();
}
catch (InvalidPrinterException e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
This code has been tested against a number of printers from different
manufacturers
(Samsung, Brother, HP, Oki...) and virtual printers such as PDFCreator.
All the printers
performed as expected apart from the Samsungs.
The Samsung printers tested (ML-2010 ML-2010R, ML-2250, and ML-2510) do
not change
the paper size and print onto the default size. The margins and page
orientation are set.
Is there any way around this?
Thank you.
Regards,
Gary Harpin
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