DevMode.exe Changes Printer Parameters from Application (51739)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q51739

SUMMARY

For an application to use the printer most effectively, sometimes it is necessary for the user to modify the printer settings. To accomplish this, an application can activate the settings dialog box for the printer driver of the currently selected printer.

DEVMODE demonstrates how this may be done. Three steps are required:
  1. Load the printer driver.
  2. Get the procedure address of the "DEVICEMODE" procedure exported by the driver.
  3. Call the procedure through the procedure address.
The settings dialog box is responsible for obtaining any information from the user and for saving any changes in the appropriate ini file.

Chapter 17 of the "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Guide to Programming" provides additional information on this procedure.

MORE INFORMATION

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DevMode.exe
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