Thanks, but no. We need to use standard dot-matrix printers... an
dit appears that Windows blocks all our attempts to tell it that the
paper size is the height of the label.
On 16 Sep 99 at 22:06, Tony Blomfield wrote:
> I use Report Builder Pro to do Barcode labels on a variety of stock with
> success. Typical time to implement a new label design is ten minutes. Think
> I'm slow though. I really should implement the end user designer so the
> customer can do this. This is for a specialised barcode printer.
>
> Dunno if this is what you want to hear though?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, 16 September 1999 7:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: PRINTER - Setting Page Length
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Rohit Gupta
> > Sent: Thursday, 16 September 1999 15:15
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: Re: [DUG]: PRINTER - Setting Page Length
> >
> >
> > On 16 Sep 99 at 14:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Quoting Rohit Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > >
> > > > Has anyone succeeded in setting the page length on the printer to a
> > > > non-standard value for printing things like labels ?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Would that be possible by setting custom paper size - using
> > something like
> > > EDSPrint?
> >
> >
> > Umm... what is edsprint ?
>
>
> Sorry, the correct name for this (and for the other answer I gave the other
> day) is the TPrintSet component. Here is some blurb from the help file:
>
> EDSPrint(Set) Component v3.6
> (c) Copyright 1995-1998, Eminent Domain Software
>
> Formerly known as the PrintObj unit, EDSPrint enables the Delphi developer
> to programmatically set several printer properties including page size (i.e.
> Legal, Letter), printer resolution, and more. The unit is now published as
> a component which can be dropped onto a form as you would any other
> component.
>
> Why do you need EDSPrint?
>
> EDSPrint resolves several problems inherent in the Delphi environment.
>
> Inconsistent Text Sizing
> The first problem involves text sizing. Depending on your setup (well, your
> computers setup) you will notice that your application may print its text at
> varying sizes at different times. Try printing on your default printer,
> then, without leaving your program, select a different printer of a
> different resolution. You might notice that the size of the text on the two
> pages is different. The problem is due to the fact that Delphi does not
> change the Printer.Canvas.Font.PixelsPerInch property when a change of
> printer has been made. To overcome this oversight, we have included a
> routine called SetPixelsPerInch.
>
> Printer Dialogs Quit Working
> >From time to time, the PrintDialog and PrinterSetupDialog seem to
> mysteriously quit working. Try this in your Delphi application:
>
> 1) Run the PrintDialog1.Execute
> 2) Select the Setup button
> 3) Select Ok
> 4) Select Cancel
> 5) Do this one more time
> The PrintDialog will no longer work (at all).
>
> This is just one way of getting them to quit working. There are many. To
> overcome this, we have included a method called ResetPrinterDialogs.
>
> No Way To Change Paper Sizes
> Windows maintains a stucture which contains the current page settings
> (TDevMode). Unfortunately, the Delphi VCL does not provide a
> straightforward way of accessing and modifying the values in the TDevMode
> structure. So there is no way for you to make sure that your application
> defaults to a letter size page. There is also no way of setting up your
> printer to print on custom paper sizes (for checks or labels). That's where
> the TPrintSet component comes in. We have also included a simple routine
> for setting up custom page sizes, CustomPageSetup.
>
> No Simple Way To Save/Restore Printer Information
> EDSPrint allows you to save and restore printer settings. This allows you
> to give your users a way of setting up alternate printers for printing
> alternate reports. For example, let's say you have a database program that
> allows you to print a customer label. Unfortunately, you can't (or
> shouldn't) assume that the current printer is the label printer. You also
> can't reliably save the Printer.PrinterIndex property to an INI file to
> restore the proper printer either (what if the user adds or deletes a
> printer from his/her printer list - the PrinterIndex is no longer valid).
> EDSPrint provides to simple routines, SaveToIniFile and ReadFromIniFile,
> which allow you to save and restore the current printer and its settings.
>
> http://www.onedomain.com/
>
> ============================================
> Patrick Dunford, Christchurch, NZ
> http://patrick.dunford.com/
>
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