WritePrinter

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library
winspool.lib
Header File
winspool.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

The WritePrinter function informs the print spooler that data should be written to the specified printer.

BOOL WritePrinter(

HANDLE hPrinter,	// handle to printer object
LPVOID pBuf,	// pointer to array that contains printer data
DWORD cbBuf,	// size, in bytes, of array
LPDWORD pcWritten	// addr. of variable with count of bytes written
);

Parameters
hPrinter

Identifies the printer.

pBuf

Points to an array of bytes that contains the data that should be written to the printer.

cbBuf

Specifies the size, in bytes, of the array.

pcWritten

Points to a value that specifies the number of bytes of data that were written to the printer.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.