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Article #17021Re: printer driver for "Text Only" printer
From: Christian
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:49
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:49
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Thanks Gary, but this is not what I need. I have to install the "Generic -
Text Only" printer, because of a component I use in my app. If no printer is
present the component goes mad ;-)
Christian
"Gary Setter" <setterg@worldnet.att.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> "Christian" <scholle3783@icqmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3e95497f@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > Hello, when I use AddPrinter() to install the "Generic - Text Only"
> printer,
> > I get the error, that the printer driver is unknown. Can anybody tell me
> the
> > name of the correct printer driver for the PRINTER_INFO_2 structure?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Christian
> >
>
> If you just want the default printer, might this help?
>
> static const char * GetDriverName(DEVNAMES *DevNames)
> {
> return DevNames ? (char far*)DevNames + DevNames->wDriverOffset : 0;
> }
> /*
> Get the device name from a DEVNAMES object.
> */
> static const char * GetDeviceName(DEVNAMES *DevNames)
> {
> return DevNames ? (char far*)DevNames + DevNames->wDeviceOffset : 0;
> }
>
> DisplayDefaultPrinter(HWND hWnd)
> {
> PRINTDLG info;
> memset(&info,0,sizeof(info));
> info.lStructSize = sizeof(info);
> info.hwndOwner = hWnd;
> info.Flags = PD_RETURNDEFAULT;
> PrintDlg(&info);
> if (info.hDevNames) {
> DEVNAMES * names = (DEVNAMES *)GlobalLock(info.hDevNames);
> if (names)
> MessageBox(hWnd,GetDriverName(names),GetDeviceName(names),MB_OK);
> }
> }
>
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