Printing to paperbins

[nc1264]

I want to print to a specific paperbin of a Ricoh printer and I therefor do the following (in test):

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onzin = NEWOBJECT("vpecontrol.vpecontrol.35")
IF onzin.isopen
   onzin.closedoc
ENDIF
onzin.opendoc
#include "vpe35.h"
onzin.writeboxrtf(40,40,1000,vfree, 'This is a test to see which paperbin is used when printing')
onzin.device = "LocalRICOHAficioMPC4500PCL6"
onzin.paperbin ="2"
onzin.CAPTION = 'TEST_DOCUMENT_' + STRTRAN(TIME(), ':', '')
onzin.devjobname = onzin.CAPTION
onzin.PrintDoc(.f.)


The printqueue has been locally defined. The job is created but how can I see which paperbin has actually been used. Using "2" or 2 does not result in an error. The printer has 4 paperbins.
I have done the devEnumPaperBins() so I know that the number 2 actually exists. How can I check the document properties (in the print queue) to see which paperbin will be used.

[IDEAL Software Support]

To be honest, I don't understand your question.

You can not access the print queue (do you mean the print spooler?) using VPE. Is this what you mean?

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH

[nc1264]

My apologies for the confusion.
The pc has several print queue's. By using this:
onzin.device = "LocalRICOHAficioMPC4500PCL6"
I ensure that this printqueue is used.

By using the devEnumPaperBins() I have checked the paperbins that the printer has available.

When now using onzin.paperbin ="2" I would expect that this bin would be used. It isn't so. Am I doing this wrong? How can I force the printjob to go to a specific paperbin?

Thanks in advance.

[IDEAL Software Support]

See PrintOptions the flag PRINT_NO_AUTO_PAGE_DIMS.

By default VPE overrides the settings for a paper bin by instructing the printer to select an input paper bin according to the dimensions of the current page.

By setting VPE.PrintOptions = PRINT_ALL + PRINT_NO_AUTO_PAGE_DIMS

you turn this default behaviour off. Afterwards your code should work.

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH