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To distribute applications that use reports with custom paper size you have to create custom printer forms on every destination PC that runs Windows 2000 or later. The MS KB article Q157172 explains how it can be done manually. However there's a way to do that programmatically using Windows API.

Enumerating of printer forms can be done with Windows API EnumForms function.

The number of jobs in print queue can be retrieved by simplified version of Enumerating jobs in print queue

Enumerating jobs in print queue can be done with

• WMI Win32_PrintJob class
• Windows API EnumJobs function.

All jobs from a print queue can be deleted with

• WMI Win32_Printer class and CancelAllJobs method
• Windows API SetPrinter function.

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