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. Contrary to what MSDN says, it returns the list of all printer forms on PC, not just for the specific printer. On other hand, DeviceCapabilities can return a list of supported paper sizes for the printer.

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

Enumerating jobs in a 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.

The comment/uncomment items on the Format menu do not have shortcut keys but they have access keys assigned. Pressing ALT+om and ALT+on on a keyboard will comment/uncomment selected text respectively.

A hotfix for a bug in VFP 9.0 SP2 FIX: The toolbar on an SDI form is disabled in Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 has been released.

Gmail SMTP server requires SSL connection on port 465.

CDO 2000 constants and enumerations

It's simple and convenient to send unattended email with CDO 2000 as long as there's a SMTP server available.