Included:
      --------------------------------------------------------------
      PPORIENT.DLL  - provides a means to find out and change the
                      windows default printer orientation

                    - copy to \windows\system directory

              ... declare below all on one line
              Declare Function PPOrient Lib "PPORIENT.DLL"
                 (ByVal hWnd As Integer, ByVal Orient As Integer) As Integer

                 ... Orient parameter = 0 ... returns current orientation
                                      = 1 ... set to PORTRAIT
                                          ... returns orientation before
                                              this call ( 1 or 2)
                                      = 2 ... set to LANDSCAPE
                                          ... returns orientation before
                                              this call ( 1 or 2)
                                      = 3 ... toggles
                                          ... if was PORTRAIT, changes
                                              to LANDSCAPE and vice versa
                                          ... returns orientation before
                                              this call ( 1 or 2)
                 ... good return codes = 1 ... printer was PORTRAIT
                                         2 ... printer was LANDSCAPE
                 ... error return codes = 8 ... bad Orient parameter
                                        = 9 ... error accessing default
                                                printer info

              example calls:
                      was% = PPOrient(hWnd, 2)  ... changes to landscape

                      MsgBox Str$(PPOrient(hWnd, 0)), 0, "Orientation"
                               ... displays current orientation
      --------------------------------------------------------------
      P_L_DLL.MAK   ... visual basic (2.0)
             .FRM       example of use
      --------------------------------------------------------------
      PORTLAND.EXE  ... program to load in windows startup group
                    ... stays iconized
                    ... shows current printer orientation (P or L)
                    ... double click to change orientation from P to L
                        or vice versa
      PPORT.EXE     ... program to load in windows startup group
                    ... stays iconized
                    ... double click to set orientation to Portrait
      PLAND.EXE     ... program to load in windows startup group
                    ... stays iconized
                    ... double click to set orientation to Landscape


Hope these are helpful.  There are others(see WINP1.1 in basic forum,
WINPRTLS coming soon).  If they prove useful, please send a $10 check
to PAUL POELLINGER
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      Paul Poellinger
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