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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);
   }
}

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
news:3e957801@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> "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);
>    }
> }
>

"Christian" <scholle3783@icqmail.com> wrote in message
news:3e9abc7c@newsgroups.borland.com...
> 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
<snip>
Woops, that wasn't a helpful was it :-\

Did you try install the generic text printer on your machine,  and then use
EnumPrinters level 2 to get the PRINTER_INFO_2 values? Then you could
uninstall the generic and AddPrinter with the above values. Just and idea.

Contritely,
Gary

Could have been my idea *slapping forehead* I'll try it :)

Christian


"Gary Setter" <setterg@worldnet.att.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> Woops, that wasn't a helpful was it :-\
>
> Did you try install the generic text printer on your machine,  and then
use
> EnumPrinters level 2 to get the PRINTER_INFO_2 values? Then you could
> uninstall the generic and AddPrinter with the above values. Just and idea.
>
> Contritely,
> Gary
>

please share your progress

Claudiu

"Christian" <scholle3783@icqmail.com> wrote in message
news:3e9ca14b$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Could have been my idea *slapping forehead* I'll try it :)
>
> Christian
>
>
> "Gary Setter" <setterg@worldnet.att.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:3e9c0cb1$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> >
> > Woops, that wasn't a helpful was it :-\
> >
> > Did you try install the generic text printer on your machine,  and then
> use
> > EnumPrinters level 2 to get the PRINTER_INFO_2 values? Then you could
> > uninstall the generic and AddPrinter with the above values. Just and
idea.
> >
> > Contritely,
> > Gary
> >
>
>
>
>

Hi,

I have used EnumPrinters() to get the values for the "Generic - Text Only"
printer, then used them to create my own PRINTER_INFO_2 structure and it
WORKS!! :-)

The PRINTER_INFO_2 structure must be this:

PrinterInfo->pServerName       = NULL;
PrinterInfo->pPrinterName      = "Generic";
PrinterInfo->pShareName        = NULL;
PrinterInfo->pPortName         = "FILE:";
PrinterInfo->pDriverName       = "Generic / Text Only";
PrinterInfo->pComment          = NULL;
PrinterInfo->pLocation         = NULL;
PrinterInfo->pDevMode          = NULL;
PrinterInfo->pSepFile          = NULL;
PrinterInfo->pPrintProcessor   = "WinPrint";
PrinterInfo->pDatatype         = "RAW";
PrinterInfo->pParameters       = NULL;
PrinterInfo->pSecurityDescriptor = NULL;
PrinterInfo->Attributes        = 576;
PrinterInfo->Priority          = 1;
PrinterInfo->DefaultPriority   = 0;
PrinterInfo->StartTime         = 0;
PrinterInfo->UntilTime         = 0;
PrinterInfo->Status            = 0;
PrinterInfo->cJobs             = 0;
PrinterInfo->AveragePPM        = 0;

Give this structure to AddPrinter() and you get a fileprinter called
"Generic" that is not the default printer and is not shared.
Thanks again Gary for your simple but great idea :-)

Christian