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Gambit,

I can use both

   HDC HPrinterDC = CreateDC(NULL, Device.c_str(), NULL, pdm);
and
   HDC HPrinterDC = CreateIC(NULL, Device.c_str(), NULL, pdm);

and get the correct page sizes.  Which is the correct one to use?  Why is
Printer()->Handle not returning the correct handle?  I have tried it on two
Win98 and on one Win2k machine all with the same result, is there a fix?  I
can print to any printer correctly with Printer(), the Handle seems to be
the only part not working.  Is all the functionality of Printer() available
by using the HDC of the printer from the first included code line?

I have used the VCL extensively and have not ventured into the WIN32 API, so
please pardon my novice-ness.


"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <gambit47@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Anthony" <awhitesell@attbi.com> wrote in message
> news:3f1460f3$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
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> > my_hdc1, my_hdc2, my_hdc3, my_hdc4 are all same.  Meaning that you
cannot
> > get the handle of any printer other than the handle to the default
> printer.
> > What use is this?  How do you get the handle of a printer other than the
> > default?
>
> Call the Win32 API CreateIC() function directly.  Check if it is doing the
> same thing.  If it is, then there is nothing TPrinter can do about it, the
> OS itself is returning the wrong HDC in the first place.  CreateIC() is
the
> function that is uses to get the HDC for each printer.
>
>
> Gambit
>
>