Win_api_dialog.select_printer

Hello all,
I have upgraded an app from 4.5 to 10gr2 and i have deployed webutil, now i needed to know if there's any utility in webutil that can substitute win_api_dialog.select_printer(PrinterName,Port).
Thanks in advanced
JA

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http://guenter-huerkamp.dyndns.org/oracle-doc/docs/html/d2kwutil.html
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import java.awt.print.PageFormat;
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