Re: From DEVMODE to paper size

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From: Martin Golm
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:42

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Alan Bellingham wrote:
> 
> Martin Golm <golm@gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> >How can I calculate the paper size from a DEVMODE struct that
> >PageSetupDlg() returns?
> >The problem is, DEVMODE.dmPaperSize is set to 1 (or 9) and
> >DEVMODE.dmFormName is set to "Letter" (or "A4"), but neither
> >DEVMODE.dmPaperLength and DEVMODE.dmPaperWidth are set. And I don't know
> >from where to get these values.
> 
> Keep a table.
> MSDN tells you the relevant dimensions - so if you get something like
> DMPAPER_DBL_JAPANESE_POSTCARD_ROTATED, then look up in your table and
> get the size 148- by 200-millimeters.
> The following is from the 2003 MSDN, in case you can't find it
> elsewhere:
[snip] 
> Alan Bellingham

Alan,

though yours is probably a good solution, we decided to use PrintDlg
instead of PageSetupDlg and retrieve the size from the returned printer
DC.

Thanks,
Martin

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