This post is part of a series on printing to different trays in Dynamics NAV

  1. Print to Different Trays in NAV – Part 1
  2. Print to Different Trays in NAV – Part 2
  3. Print to Different Trays in NAV – Part 3
  4. Print to Different Trays in NAV – Part 4

In this third part, we’ll see how you can find out which trays are available in your printer—an essential step before configuring tray selection in NAV.

To do this, I will explain two solutions.

Solution 1: Use the FindTrays Tool

This solution is based on a simple tool called FindTrays, kindly shared by Timo Lässer from the German NAV community msdynamics.de. You can download FindTrays here: FindTrays.exe.

To list available trays for your printer, run this command in the folder with FindTrays.exe:

./FindTrays.exe "MyPrinterName" > ./AvailableTrays.txt

Replace MyPrinterName with the exact name of your printer (see its properties in Windows).

Solution 2: Use a Custom NAV Report Alternatively, you can create a simple NAV report to print the tray number using:

The PAPERSOURCE function for NAV 2009 R2 Classic Client and older The properties PaperSourceFirstPage, PaperSourceDefaultPage, and PaperSourceLastPage for NAV 2013 and later (Windows Client/RTC) You can download sample sources and examples here: NAV Tray Report Example.

In the fourth part, we’ll apply what we learned, and we’ll discuss some NAV limitations.

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