Specifies whether to alert the user when a layout is configured with a paper size that is different than the default setting for the PC3 file.
Supported platforms: Windows only
VBA:
object.PrinterPaperSizeAlert
Type: PreferencesOutput
The object this property applies to.
Read-only: No
Type: Boolean
The initial value for this property is True.
VBA:
Sub Example_PrinterPaperSizeAlert() ' This example reads and modifies the PrinterPaperSizeAlert ' preference value. ' When finished, this example resets the preference value back to ' its original value. Dim ACADPref As AcadPreferencesOutput Dim originalValue As Boolean ' Get the user preferences object Set ACADPref = ThisDrawing.Application.Preferences.Output ' Read and display the original value originalValue = ACADPref.PrinterPaperSizeAlert MsgBox "The PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference is set to: " & originalValue ' Modify the PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference by toggling the value ACADPref.PrinterPaperSizeAlert = Not ACADPref.PrinterPaperSizeAlert MsgBox "The PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference has been set to: " & ACADPref.PrinterPaperSizeAlert ' Reset the preference back to its original value ACADPref.PrinterPaperSizeAlert = originalValue MsgBox "The PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference was reset back to: " & originalValue End Sub
Visual LISP:
(vl-load-com) (defun c:Example_PrinterPaperSizeAlert() ;; This example reads and modifies the PrinterPaperSizeAlert ;; preference value. ;; When finished, this example resets the preference value back to ;; its original value. (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object)) (setq preferences (vla-get-Preferences acadObj)) ;; Read and display the original value (setq originalValue (vla-get-PrinterPaperSizeAlert (vla-get-Output preferences))) (alert (strcat "The PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference is set to: " (if (= originalValue :vlax-true) "True" "False"))) ;; Modify the PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference by toggling the value (vla-put-PrinterPaperSizeAlert (vla-get-Output preferences) (if (= originalValue :vlax-true) :vlax-false :vlax-true)) (alert (strcat "The PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference has been set to: " (if (= (vla-get-PrinterPaperSizeAlert (vla-get-Output preferences)) :vlax-true) "True" "False"))) ;; Reset the preference back to its original value (vla-put-PrinterPaperSizeAlert (vla-get-Output preferences) originalValue) (alert (strcat "The PrinterPaperSizeAlert preference was reset back to: " (if (= (vla-get-PrinterPaperSizeAlert (vla-get-Output preferences)) :vlax-true) "True" "False"))) )