problems on data reports[solved]

Install SP6 and use this before you open the datareport:

VB Code:

DataReport.Orientation = rptOrientLandScape
DataReport.Show

Or use this:

VB Code:

'Constants used in the DevMode structure
Private Const CCHDEVICENAME = 32
Private Const CCHFORMNAME = 32
 
'Constants for NT security
Private Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = &HF0000
Private Const PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER = &H4
Private Const PRINTER_ACCESS_USE = &H8
Private Const PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS = (STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED Or PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER Or PRINTER_ACCESS_USE)
 
'Constants used to make changes to the values contained in the DevMode
Private Const DM_MODIFY = 8
Private Const DM_IN_BUFFER = DM_MODIFY
Private Const DM_COPY = 2
Private Const DM_OUT_BUFFER = DM_COPY
Private Const DM_DUPLEX = &H1000&
Private Const DMDUP_SIMPLEX = 1
Private Const DMDUP_VERTICAL = 2
Private Const DMDUP_HORIZONTAL = 3
Private Const DM_ORIENTATION = &H1&
Private Const DMPAPER_LEGAL As Long = 5
Private Const DMPAPER_LETTER As Long = 1
Private Const DMORIENT_LANDSCAPE As Long = 2
Private Const DMORIENT_PORTRAIT As Long = 1
'and so on
 
'The DevMode structure contains printing parameters.
'Note that this only represents the PUBLIC portion of the DevMode.
' The full DevMode also contains a variable length PRIVATE section
' which varies in length and content between printer drivers.
'NEVER use this User Defined Type directly with any API call.
' Always combine it into a FULL DevMode structure and then send the
' full DevMode to the API call.
Private Type DEVMODE
dmDeviceName As String * CCHDEVICENAME
dmSpecVersion As Integer
dmDriverVersion As Integer
dmSize As Integer
dmDriverExtra As Integer
dmFields As Long
dmOrientation As Integer
dmPaperSize As Integer
dmPaperLength As Integer
dmPaperWidth As Integer
dmScale As Integer
dmCopies As Integer
dmDefaultSource As Integer
dmPrintQuality As Integer
dmColor As Integer
dmDuplex As Integer
dmYResolution As Integer
dmTTOption As Integer
dmCollate As Integer
dmFormName As String * CCHFORMNAME
dmLogPixels As Integer
dmBitsPerPel As Long
dmPelsWidth As Long
dmPelsHeight As Long
dmDisplayFlags As Long
dmDisplayFrequency As Long
dmICMMethod As Long '// Windows 95 only
dmICMIntent As Long ' // Windows 95 only
dmMediaType As Long ' // Windows 95 only
dmDitherType As Long ' // Windows 95 only
dmReserved1 As Long ' // Windows 95 only
dmReserved2 As Long ' // Windows 95 only
End Type
 
Private Type PRINTER_DEFAULTS
'Note:
' The definition of Printer_Defaults in the VB5 API viewer is incorrect.
' Below, pDevMode has been corrected to LONG.
pDatatype As String
pDevMode As Long
DesiredAccess As Long
End Type
 
Public Enum MyPrinterPaperSize
Letter = DMPAPER_LETTER
Legal = DMPAPER_LEGAL
 
End Enum
 
Public Enum MyPrinterOrientation
Portrait = DMORIENT_PORTRAIT
Landscape = DMORIENT_LANDSCAPE
 
End Enum
 
Private InitialPaperSize As Long
Private InitialPaperOrit As Long
Private CallingHwnd As Long
 
'------DECLARATIONS
 
Private Declare Function OpenPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "OpenPrinterA" (ByVal pPrinterName As String, phPrinter As Long, pDefault As PRINTER_DEFAULTS) As Long
Private Declare Function SetPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "SetPrinterA" (ByVal hPrinter As Long, ByVal Level As Long, pPrinter As Any, ByVal Command As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "GetPrinterA" (ByVal hPrinter As Long, ByVal Level As Long, pPrinter As Any, ByVal cbBuf As Long, pcbNeeded As Long) As Long
Private Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (hpvDest As Any, hpvSource As Any, ByVal cbCopy As Long)
Private Declare Function ClosePrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (ByVal hPrinter As Long) As Long
 
'The following is an unusual declaration of DocumentProperties:
' pDevModeOutput and pDevModeInput are usually declared ByRef. They are declared
' ByVal in this program because we're using a Printer_Info_2 structure.
' The pi2 structure contains a variable of type LONG which contains the address
' of the DevMode structure (this is called a pointer). This LONG variable must
' be passed ByVal.
' Normally this function is called with a BYTE ARRAY which contains the DevMode
' structure and the Byte Array is passed ByRef.
Private Declare Function DocumentProperties Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "DocumentPropertiesA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hPrinter As Long, ByVal pDeviceName As String, ByVal pDevModeOutput As Any, ByVal pDevModeInput As Any, ByVal fMode As Long) As Long
 
 
'------CODE
 
Public Sub ChangePaperSize(MyHwnd As Long, PaperSize As MyPrinterPaperSize, Optional Orientation As MyPrinterOrientation = 0)
Dim PrinterHandle As Long
Dim PrinterName As String
Dim pd As PRINTER_DEFAULTS
Dim MyDevMode As DEVMODE
Dim Result As Long
Dim Needed As Long
Dim pFullDevMode As Long
Dim pi2_buffer() As Long
CallingHwnd = MyHwnd
PrinterName = Printer.DeviceName
If PrinterName = "" Then
Exit Sub
End If
 
pd.pDatatype = vbNullString
pd.pDevMode = 0&
'Printer_Access_All is required for NT security
pd.DesiredAccess = PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS
 
Result = OpenPrinter(PrinterName, PrinterHandle, pd)
 
'The first call to GetPrinter gets the size, in bytes, of the buffer needed.
'This value is divided by 4 since each element of pi2_buffer is a long.
Result = GetPrinter(PrinterHandle, 2, ByVal 0&, 0, Needed)
ReDim pi2_buffer((Needed \ 4))
Result = GetPrinter(PrinterHandle, 2, pi2_buffer(0), Needed, Needed)
 
'The seventh element of pi2_buffer is a Pointer to a block of memory
' which contains the full DevMode (including the PRIVATE portion).
pFullDevMode = pi2_buffer(7)
 
'Copy the Public portion of FullDevMode into our DevMode structure
Call CopyMemory(MyDevMode, ByVal pFullDevMode, Len(MyDevMode))
 
'Make desired changes
InitialPaperSize = MyDevMode.dmPaperSize
InitialPaperOrit = MyDevMode.dmOrientation
MyDevMode.dmPaperSize = PaperSize
If Orientation <> 0 Then MyDevMode.dmOrientation = Orientation
 
'Copy our DevMode structure back into FullDevMode
Call CopyMemory(ByVal pFullDevMode, MyDevMode, Len(MyDevMode))
 
'Copy our changes to "the PUBLIC portion of the DevMode" into "the PRIVATE portion of the DevMode"
Result = DocumentProperties(MyHwnd, PrinterHandle, PrinterName, ByVal pFullDevMode, ByVal pFullDevMode, DM_IN_BUFFER Or DM_OUT_BUFFER)
 
'Update the printer's default properties (to verify, go to the Printer folder
' and check the properties for the printer)
Result = SetPrinter(PrinterHandle, 2, pi2_buffer(0), 0&)
 
Call ClosePrinter(PrinterHandle)
End Sub
 
Public Sub RestorePrinterDefaults()
Dim PrinterHandle As Long
Dim PrinterName As String
Dim pd As PRINTER_DEFAULTS
Dim MyDevMode As DEVMODE
Dim Result As Long
Dim Needed As Long
Dim pFullDevMode As Long
Dim pi2_buffer() As Long
 
PrinterName = Printer.DeviceName
If PrinterName = "" Then
Exit Sub
End If
 
pd.pDatatype = vbNullString
pd.pDevMode = 0&
'Printer_Access_All is required for NT security
pd.DesiredAccess = PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS
 
Result = OpenPrinter(PrinterName, PrinterHandle, pd)
 
'The first call to GetPrinter gets the size, in bytes, of the buffer needed.
'This value is divided by 4 since each element of pi2_buffer is a long.
Result = GetPrinter(PrinterHandle, 2, ByVal 0&, 0, Needed)
ReDim pi2_buffer((Needed \ 4))
Result = GetPrinter(PrinterHandle, 2, pi2_buffer(0), Needed, Needed)
 
'The seventh element of pi2_buffer is a Pointer to a block of memory
' which contains the full DevMode (including the PRIVATE portion).
pFullDevMode = pi2_buffer(7)
 
'Copy the Public portion of FullDevMode into our DevMode structure
Call CopyMemory(MyDevMode, ByVal pFullDevMode, Len(MyDevMode))
 
'Make desired changes
MyDevMode.dmPaperSize = InitialPaperSize
MyDevMode.dmOrientation = InitialPaperOrit
 
'Copy our DevMode structure back into FullDevMode
Call CopyMemory(ByVal pFullDevMode, MyDevMode, Len(MyDevMode))
 
'Copy our changes to "the PUBLIC portion of the DevMode" into "the PRIVATE portion of the DevMode"
Result = DocumentProperties(CallingHwnd, PrinterHandle, PrinterName, ByVal pFullDevMode, ByVal pFullDevMode, DM_IN_BUFFER Or DM_OUT_BUFFER)
 
'Update the printer's default properties (to verify, go to the Printer folder
' and check the properties for the printer)
Result = SetPrinter(PrinterHandle, 2, pi2_buffer(0), 0&)
 
Call ClosePrinter(PrinterHandle)
End Sub