Included:
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PPORIENT.DLL - provides a means to find out and change the
windows default printer orientation

- copy to \windows\system directory

... declare below all on one line
Declare Function PPOrient Lib "PPORIENT.DLL"
(ByVal hWnd As Integer, ByVal Orient As Integer) As Integer

... Orient parameter = 0 ... returns current orientation
= 1 ... set to PORTRAIT
... returns orientation before
this call ( 1 or 2)
= 2 ... set to LANDSCAPE
... returns orientation before
this call ( 1 or 2)
= 3 ... toggles
... if was PORTRAIT, changes
to LANDSCAPE and vice versa
... returns orientation before
this call ( 1 or 2)
... good return codes = 1 ... printer was PORTRAIT
2 ... printer was LANDSCAPE
... error return codes = 8 ... bad Orient parameter
= 9 ... error accessing default
printer info

example calls:
was% = PPOrient(hWnd, 2) ... changes to landscape

MsgBox Str$(PPOrient(hWnd, 0)), 0, "Orientation"
... displays current orientation
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P_L_DLL.MAK ... visual basic (2.0)
.FRM example of use
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PORTLAND.EXE ... program to load in windows startup group
... stays iconized
... shows current printer orientation (P or L)
... double click to change orientation from P to L
or vice versa
PPORT.EXE ... program to load in windows startup group
... stays iconized
... double click to set orientation to Portrait
PLAND.EXE ... program to load in windows startup group
... stays iconized
... double click to set orientation to Landscape


Hope these are helpful. There are others(see WINP1.1 in basic forum,
WINPRTLS coming soon). If they prove useful, please send a $10 check
to PAUL POELLINGER
2019 Round Lake Drive
Houston, TX 77077
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Let me know if you have any trouble or suggestions.

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