>I am talking about sys(1037,1) in VFP9. Not in any other version, and not just sys(1037). Does the sys(1037,1) work for you in VFP9 ?

From the VFP 9 Help File:

Parameters nValue 
Specifies a value that determines the functionality of SYS(1037). The following table lists the possible values of nValue. 

nValue  Description  
0 or omitted Opens the default Page Setup dialog box. 
1 Opens the report Page Setup dialog box. 
2 Sets a report's printer environment settings to the default printer settings. 
3 Sets the default printer settings to a report's printer environment settings.

Note:  
When nValue is set to a value of 1, 2, or 3, the report table or cursor must be opened exclusively. 

HTH,
Chad