StartDoc

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This function starts a print job.

int StartDoc( 
HDC hdc, 
CONST DOCINFO *lpdi
);

Parameters

  • hdc
    [in] Handle to the device context (DC) for the print job.
  • lpdi
    [in] Long pointer to a DOCINFO structure that contains the name of the document file and the name of the output file.

Return Values

A value greater than zero indicates success. This value is the print job identifier for the document. A value less than or equal to zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Applications should call the StartDoc function immediately before beginning a print job. Using this function ensures that multipage documents are not interspersed with other print jobs.

Windows CE does not support printing to files. It ignores the lpszOutput ** member of the DOCINFO structure.

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 2.0 and later Wingdi.h   Mgprint.lib

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.

See Also

EndDoc, GetLastError, StartPage, DOCINFO

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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