Selecting paper type (not paper tray)

[rjgiskard]

Hello,

We have startup code that displays two toolbar buttons, which allow
switching paper trays for the first page from tray 1 (plain paper) to
tray 3 (letterhead). This is less than ideal because when tray 1 and 2
run out during copying or doing a default tray print job, the
copier/printer starts pulling from the tray 3, wasting letterhead. To
sort, we've configured the tray 3 with 'special' paper, and the users
are go into the properties of the printer to configure this. This is
tedious and we'd like to automate this without the possibility of
wasting letterhead.

Instead of having the buttons select the paper tray, I'd like to have
it select the paper type, but I can't see a way to do this using VBA
and the only posts I've found asking this refer back to selecting the
paper tray and possibly setting up a different printer (the latter
isn't a bad idea and may end up being the way to go, but means further
clutter on our print server and adding another queue for users to check
if the printer acts up; a bit much to ask users to understand, IMO).

Is it possible to change the paper TYPE in VBA?

Thanks.

 

[Jezebel]

Is it possible to change the paper TYPE in VBA?

No.

 

[Jonathan West]

Hi rjgiskard

You need to change your printer configuration so that it doesn't change
trays when one is empty. I'm sure there is a way of doing this, but not
knowing the make & model, I have no way of telling you how. It will probably
involve changing the settings on the front panel.