Selecting Crystal Report printer output tray within VB

[DarenNM]

Hi

I have a requirement to send specific documents to particular output trays on the main network printer (a heavy-duty laser printer with 18 output bins!).

The only solution I have been able to find so far is to install multiple copies of the same printer driver, change the names and output tray and then change the printer name at run time to get the desired output tray.

If this is the only way, then fine, but if there is a more elegant solution I would like to give it a try.

Many thanks

Daren

 

[IdoMillet]

Set, in VB, the "PaperSource" property of the Report object.
Have a look at the developer online help for detail.

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[DarenNM]

Thanks for the speedy reply Ido.

I looked through the documentation and as far as I can tell the "PaperSource" property "Specifies the default bin from which the paper is fed".

This works ok but what I am after is how to specify where the paper comes out the other end.

Thanks

Daren

 

[kenhamady]

Since this property is pretty rare - most printers don't have this setting - I would doubt that this has been added as a property in the VB interface. It could be there in the RDC but I haven't seen it. Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
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[DarenNM]

Thanks Ken.

I thought that was probably the case. Looks like a development opportunity for Seagate

 

[kenhamady]

Who knows, maybe it is in v9. Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
Guide to using Crystal in VB

http://www.kenhamady.com/

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