PrinterOpen

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Opens a specified printer port and returns a handle to the printer.

HANDLE WINAPI PrinterOpen(
PWSTR sPort );

Parameters

  • sPort
    Pointer to a string that exactly matches any one of the strings listed in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Printers\Ports registry key.

Return Values

A handle to the printer indicates success.

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 1.0 and later      

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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