Hello Tanes,

would it be possible for you to make a patch to this function?

regards,
Derick

On 26 Aug 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>  ID:               18412
>  Comment by:       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  Reported By:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  Status:           Open
>  Bug Type:         Unknown/Other Function
>  Operating System: win98
>  PHP Version:      4.2.1
>  New Comment:
> 
> SUGGESTION
> ==========
> 
> After looking in source code (printer.c) carefully, I beleive that
> whatever you have set through has no effect. (I could be wrong if the
> source code I saw is too old. Anyway, it is the only one I can find.)
> The problem is that the steps of setting printing properties
> recommended by Microsoft are not followed. The printer_open() simply
> get current settings by calling DocumentProperties() with
> DM_OUT_BUFFER. Subsequent setting using printer_set_option() simply
> modifies these setting parameters in the buffer. Lacking of 2 steps in
> order to make setting printing options working, 
> (1) modify resource->device->dmFields bit to indicate which parameters
> have been changed
> (2) Call DocumentProperties() with DM_OUT_BUFFER | DM_IN_BUFFER. The
> resource->device must be passed to the function also.
> 
> I suggest modify printer_set_option() to modify
> resource->device->dmFields bit as well as resource->device->dmXXX and
> create another option parameter - PRINTER_SET_OPTION_NOW that will call
> DocumentProperties() with DM_OUT_BUFFER | DM_IN_BUFFER.
> 
> Regards,
> Tanes Sriviroolchai
> 
> 
> Previous Comments:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> [2002-08-25 23:28:51] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> I have the same problem with Win2000/IIS too. There is no effect on
> using printer_set_option with PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> [2002-07-18 09:15:39] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> I use
> 
> printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_ORIENTATION,
> PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
> 
> to set the printer option and try to print some text in landscape
> (value=2) but the output still shows up in portrait (value=1).
> 
> (printer_get_option($handle, PRINTER_ORIENTATION ) = 2);
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
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> Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=18412&edit=1
> 

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