The function sets the following options for the
current connection:
handle
must be a valid handle to a printer. For
option
can be one of the following constants:
PRINTER_COPIES
: sets how many copies should be printed,
value
must be an integer.
PRINTER_MODE
: specifies the type of data (text, raw or emf),
value
must be a string.
PRINTER_TITLE
: specifies the name of the document,
value
must be a string.
PRINTER_ORIENTATION
: specifies the orientation of the paper,
value
can be either PRINTER_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT or
PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
PRINTER_RESOLUTION_Y
: specifies the y-resolution in DPI,
value
must be an integer.
PRINTER_RESOLUTION_X
: specifies the x-resolution in DPI,
value
must be an integer.
PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT
: specifies the a predefined paper format, set
value
to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM if you want to specify a custom
format with PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH and PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH.
value
can be one of the following constants.
PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM
: let's you specify a custom paper format.
PRINTER_FORMAT_LETTER
: specifies standard letter format (8 1/2- by
11-inches).
PRINTER_FORMAT_LETTER
: specifies standard legal format (8 1/2- by
14-inches).
PRINTER_FORMAT_A3
: specifies standard A3 format (297- by
420-millimeters).
PRINTER_FORMAT_A4
: specifies standard A4 format (210- by
297-millimeters).
PRINTER_FORMAT_A5
: specifies standard A5 format (148- by
210-millimeters).
PRINTER_FORMAT_B4
: specifies standard B4 format (250- by
354-millimeters).
PRINTER_FORMAT_B5
: specifies standard B5 format (182- by
257-millimeter).
PRINTER_FORMAT_FOLIO
: specifies standard FOLIO format (8 1/2- by
13-inch).
PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH
: if PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT is set to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM,
PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH specifies a custom paper length in mm,
value
must be an integer.
PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH
: if PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT is set to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM,
PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH specifies a custom paper width in mm,
value
must be an integer.
PRINTER_SCALE
: specifies the factor by which the printed output is to be
scaled. the page size is scaled from the physical page size
by a factor of scale/100. for example if you set the scale
to 50, the output would be half of it's original size.
value
must be an integer.
PRINTER_BACKGROUND_COLOR
: specifies the background color for the actual device
context,
value
must be a string containing the rgb information in hex
format i.e. "005533".
PRINTER_TEXT_COLOR
: specifies the text color for the actual device context,
value
must be a string containing the rgb information in hex
format i.e. "005533".
PRINTER_TEXT_ALIGN
: specifies the text alignment for the actual device
context,
value
can be combined through OR'ing the following constants:
PRINTER_TA_BASELINE
: text will be aligned at the base line.
PRINTER_TA_BOTTOM
: text will be aligned at the bottom.
PRINTER_TA_TOP
: text will be aligned at the top.
PRINTER_TA_CENTER
: text will be aligned at the center.
PRINTER_TA_LEFT
: text will be aligned at the left.
PRINTER_TA_RIGHT
: text will be aligned at the right.