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Q108924: DOC: DEVMODE dmPaperSize Member Documentation Error

Article: Q108924
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,95; winnt:3.5,3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kbOSWinNT350 kbOSWinNT351 kbSDKWin32 kbOSWin95 _IK
Last Modified: 12-MAY-2001

3.00 3.10 4.00 | 3.50 3.51
WINDOWS        | WINDOWS NT
kbprint kbdocerr

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) 
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SUMMARY
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The dmPaperSize member of the DEVMODE structure is documented incorrectly. The
documentation states that the dmPaperSize member may be set to zero if the
length and width of the paper are specified by the dmPaperLength and
dmPaperWidth members, respectively. However, the correct value to use for
user-defined paper sizes is DMPAPER_USER.

DMPAPER_USER is correctly listed in the Microsoft Windows 3.1 SDK documentation
as meaning a user-defined paper size, but is completely omitted from the
Microsoft Windows 3.0 SDK documentation.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 4.00

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kbOSWinNT350 kbOSWinNT351 kbSDKWin32 kbOSWin95 _IK 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWin32API kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,95; winnt:3.5,3.51

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