HP Quick Sets?

[colinmitton]

Is there a way of using VBA (in word 2003) to call a HP quick set?

I have set up some quick sets to do things like duplex printing for different types of paper and as my search to find out if VBA can tell a printer to print in duplex (not manual duplex) has failed, so I thought I would try a different approach!

If someone does know how to use VBA to print using the printers duplex unit that would be fantastic and a most welcomed help.

Thanks folks.

 

[colinmitton]

I did ask this question before on the forum! sorry for duplicating but I'm still interested if anyone has found a way yet!

Thanks

 

[SkipVought]

Hi,

I've asked Hewlet Packard. Nada!

I've asked Oce (plotter). Nada!

It seems as if it would be possible, but I have run into brick walls.

Skip,

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[lmbayley]

There's some extensive discussion of this problem and its solution at the following websites:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=230743

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=116

The second one is a little easier to read, and contains a lot of code. (Note that I haven't tried the code out myself, so buyer beware...)

-LMB

 

[genomon]

It's worth exploring the new printer object. I send reports to our HP4600 using custom settings like this:

Dim prt As Printer

DoCmd.OpenReport strReportCode, acViewDesign
Set prt = Reports(strReportCode).Printer
prt.Duplex = acPRDPSimplex
prt.Orientation = acPRORLandscape
prt.PaperBin = 2  'acPRBNMiddle
DoCmd.PrintOut
DoCmd.Close ObjectType:=acReport, ObjectName:=strReportCode, Save:=acSaveYes
Set prt = Nothing

If this approach may work, it will be helpful to enumerate the actual values for you printers' trays.
A demo for this (odc_acc10_printers.exe) can be downloaded for free at MSKB or MSDN. Sorry I don't have a link for you.
Hope this helps!

10 is company, 11 is a crowd

 

[colinmitton]

Thanks for the replys.
I've already tried the second of the links that LMB supplied and it was for manual duplexing. This did work fine and needed no tweaking! but for a printer with a duplex unit it does cause some issues. I will use it though for little desk top prints that dont have the duplex units.

Thanks for the code & info that genomon posted. I'm forwarding to a friend who a programmer as its a little out of me league!

If I find a way be sure I'll let everyone know.

Thanks again