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Measure value specifying the weight of the paper (in grams per square meter). You can convert weight in pounds to weight in

grams by multiplying by the weight in pounds by 3.76.

orientation

Integer representing the orientation of the page (0=Portrait, 1=Landscape, 2=Reverse portrait, and 3=Reverse landscape).

mode

Reserved for future use. Specify 0 for now.

Code Sample Example

define(&mcolor,string,'')

&mcolor := 'White'

selectmedia(8.5,11,'Danny',&mcolor,20,0,0)

The code above will generate the following PostScript code (notice how the variable was

not replaced by its value).

612 792 0 ^SM (Danny) &mcolor 20 ^SPM

SelectPrinter (procedure)

This command is used to select the printer on which the next page set will be sent. It can be used to select the same physical

printer with different options, or a different printer altogether. It is meant to be used with the EndPageSet() command. This

command can currently be used only for Windows Printing.

Syntax

selectprinter(printername)

Arguments

printername

String identifying a printer queue.

Example

Refer to the code example given in the section describing the EndPageSet command on page 1.

Set (procedure)

This command assigns a new value to a variable. Only user-defined variables can be set. System variables are read-only.

Note that you can also use the assignment operator to assign a value to a variable. See "= (operator)" (page 391).

Syntax

set( name, value )