Adds a new paper to the paper list of the printer. This functions adds the new paper list to the registry of the current user. The printing application must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Paper sizes added using the AddPaperSize function or from the Printing Preferences dialog will be deleted when the user presses the Restore Defaults button on the Printing Preferences dialog. To add a papers size permanently for all users, the new paper size should be added to the Printer Driver’s INI files.
AddPaperSize(pDevMode As Long, szPaperName As String, lWidth As Integer, lHeight as Integer, lUnit as Integer) As Integer
Input value pDevMode:
Pointer to the BlackIceDEVMODE structure of the printer.
Input value szPaperName:
Name of the new paper size.
Input value lWidth:
Width of the new paper size. The lUnit parameter specifies the units.
Input value lHeight:
Height of the new paper size. The lUnit parameter specifies the units.
Input value lUnit:
Specifies the units of lWidth and lHeight, can be one of the following values:
0: hundredths of inches
1: teths of millimeters
2: pixels
Return value:
On success: The windows paper code of the new added paper that can be used with the SetPaperSize function.
The function returns 0, if an error happens or a paper with the given name already exists.
Code Example:
// load the DEVMODE structure
long pDevMode = BlackIceDEVMODE.LoadBlackIceDEVMODE(printerName);
// add or modify paper size
int paperCode = BlackIceDEVMODE.AddPaperSize(pDevMode, "Test Paper", 1000, 1000, 1);
if (paperCode == 0)
{
paperCode = BlackIceDEVMODE.ModifyPaperSize(pDevMode, "Test Paper",
"Test Paper", 1000, 1000, 1);
}
// Set the new paper size and other settings
BlackIceDEVMODE.SetPaperSize((short)paperCode, pDevMode);
...
// save the settings for the current user and release the structure
BlackIceDEVMODE.SaveBlackIceDEVMODE(printerName, pDevMode);
BlackIceDEVMODE.ReleaseBlackIceDEVMODE(pDevMode);
// copy the current user's settings to all users on the system
BlackIceDEVMODE.CopySettingsForAllUsers(printerName);
NOTE: For 32-bit applications, use pDevMode as Integer, instead of Long.