Thanks! I'll try this tomorrow. I don't have a printer available right now.

>Hi again ..
>
>looking at the code i think
>
>

>..
>* Set the printer to the new options
>DocumentProperties(hWindow, hPrinter, cPrinter, @cModifiedDevmode, @cModifiedDevmode, DM_IN_BUFFER+DM_OUT_BUFFER)
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>* try changing the above to:
>DocumentProperties(hWindow, hPrinter, cPrinter, @cModifiedDevmode, @cOrigDevmode, DM_IN_BUFFER+DM_OUT_BUFFER)
>
>i think the devmodes structures have to be unequal so the printer gets updated ..
>
>* Showing printer settings dialog again to see if the settings took
>* This dialog comes up with the tray settings I chose previously
>DocumentProperties(hWindow, hPrinter, cPrinter, @cModifiedDevmode, @cModifiedDevmode, DM_IN_PROMPT+DM_IN_BUFFER+DM_OUT_BUFFER)
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>*DocumentProperties dialog takes the settings from the passed in DEVMODE,
>*that's why the tray is the same as the one you selected previously.
>*To verify that options are persisted to the printer settings try this
>*instead
>DocumentProperties(hWindow, hPrinter, cPrinter,0,0,DM_IN_PROMPT)
>

>
>Regards
>Christian