Report.PrtDevMode Property (Access)

You can use the PrtDevMode property to set or return printing device mode information specified for a form or report in the Print dialog box. Read/write Variant.

Syntax

expression .PrtDevMode

expression A variable that represents a Report object.

Remarks

It is strongly recommended that you consult the Win32 Software Development Kit for complete documentation on the PrtDevMode, PrtDevNames, and PrtMip properties.

The PrtDevMode property setting is a 94-byte structure that mirrors the DEVMODE structure defined in the Win32 Software Development Kit. For complete information on the PrtDevMode property members, consult the Win32 Software Development Kit.

The PrtDevMode property uses the following members.

This property setting is read/write in Design view and read-only in other views.

Printer drivers can add device-specific data immediately following the 94 bytes of the DEVMODE structure. For this reason, it is important that the DEVMODE data outlined above not exceed 94 bytes.

Only printer drivers that export the ExtDeviceMode function use the DEVMODE structure.

An application can retrieve the paper sizes and names supported by a printer by using the DC_PAPERS, DC_PAPERSIZE, and DC_PAPERNAMES values to call the DeviceCapabilities function.

Before setting the value of the TTOption member, applications should find out how a printer driver can use TrueType fonts by using the DC_TRUETYPE value to call the DeviceCapabilities function.

Example

The following example uses the PrtDevMode property to check the user-defined page size for a report:

Private Type str_DEVMODE 
 RGB As String * 94 
End Type 
 
Private Type type_DEVMODE 
 strDeviceName As String * 32 
 intSpecVersion As Integer 
 intDriverVersion As Integer 
 intSize As Integer 
 intDriverExtra As Integer 
 lngFields As Long 
 intOrientation As Integer 
 intPaperSize As Integer 
 intPaperLength As Integer 
 intPaperWidth As Integer 
 intScale As Integer 
 intCopies As Integer 
 intDefaultSource As Integer 
 intPrintQuality As Integer 
 intColor As Integer 
 intDuplex As Integer 
 intResolution As Integer 
 intTTOption As Integer 
 intCollate As Integer 
 strFormName As String * 32 
 lngPad As Long 
 lngBits As Long 
 lngPW As Long 
 lngPH As Long 
 lngDFI As Long 
 lngDFr As Long 
End Type 
 
Public Sub CheckCustomPage(ByVal rptName As String) 
 
 Dim DevString As str_DEVMODE 
 Dim DM As type_DEVMODE 
 Dim strDevModeExtra As String 
 Dim rpt As Report 
 Dim intResponse As Integer 
 
 ' Opens report in Design view. 
 DoCmd.OpenReport rptName, acDesign 
 Set rpt = Reports(rptName) 
 
 If Not IsNull(rpt.PrtDevMode) Then 
 strDevModeExtra = rpt.PrtDevMode 
 
 ' Gets current DEVMODE structure. 
 DevString.RGB = strDevModeExtra 
 LSet DM = DevString 
 If DM.intPaperSize = 256 Then 
 
 ' Display user-defined size. 
 intResponse = MsgBox("The current custom page size is " & _ 
 DM.intPaperWidth / 254 & " inches wide by " & _ 
 DM.intPaperLength / 254 & " inches long. Do you want " & _ 
 "to change the settings?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion) 
 Else 
 ' Currently not user-defined. 
 intResponse = MsgBox("The report does not have a custom page size. " & _ 
 "Do you want to define one?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion) 
 End If 
 
 If intResponse = vbYes Then 
 ' User wants to change settings. Initialize fields. 
 DM.lngFields = DM.lngFields Or DM.intPaperSize Or _ 
 DM.intPaperLength Or DM.intPaperWidth 
 
 ' Set custom page. 
 DM.intPaperSize = 256 
 
 ' Prompt for length and width. 
 DM.intPaperLength = InputBox("Please enter page length in inches.") * 254 
 DM.intPaperWidth = InputBox("Please enter page width in inches.") * 254 
 
 ' Update property. 
 LSet DevString = DM 
 Mid(strDevModeExtra, 1, 94) = DevString.RGB 
 rpt.PrtDevMode = strDevModeExtra 
 End If 
 End If 
 
 Set rpt = Nothing 
 
End Sub

The following example shows how to change the orientation of the report. This example will switch the orientation from portrait to landscape or landscape to portrait depending on the report's current orientation.

Public Sub SwitchOrient(ByVal strName As String) 
 
 Const DM_PORTRAIT = 1 
 Const DM_LANDSCAPE = 2 
 Dim DevString As str_DEVMODE 
 Dim DM As type_DEVMODE 
 Dim strDevModeExtra As String 
 Dim rpt As Report 
 
 ' Opens report in Design view. 
 DoCmd.OpenReport strName, acDesign 
 Set rpt = Reports(strName) 
 
 If Not IsNull(rpt.PrtDevMode) Then 
 strDevModeExtra = rpt.PrtDevMode 
 DevString.RGB = strDevModeExtra 
 LSet DM = DevString 
 DM.lngFields = DM.lngFields Or DM.intOrientation 
 
 ' Initialize fields. 
 If DM.intOrientation = DM_PORTRAIT Then 
 DM.intOrientation = DM_LANDSCAPE 
 Else 
 DM.intOrientation = DM_PORTRAIT 
 End If 
 
 ' Update property. 
 LSet DevString = DM 
 Mid(strDevModeExtra, 1, 94) = DevString.RGB 
 rpt.PrtDevMode = strDevModeExtra 
 End If 
 
 Set rpt = Nothing 
 
End Sub

See Also

Concepts

Report Object

Report Object Members