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SetICMProfileA function (wingdi.h)

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The SetICMProfile function sets a specified color profile as the output profile for a specified device context (DC).

Syntax

BOOL SetICMProfileA(
  HDC   hdc,
  LPSTR lpFileName
);

Parameters

hdc

Specifies a device context in which to set the color profile.

lpFileName

Specifies the path name of the color profile to be set.

Return value

If this function succeeds, the return value is TRUE.

If this function fails, the return value is FALSE.

Remarks

SetICMProfile associates a color profile with a device context. It becomes the output profile for that device context. The color profile does not have to be associated with any particular device. Device-independent profiles such as sRGB can also be used. If the color profile is not associated with a hardware device, it will be returned by GetICMProfile, but not by EnumICMProfiles.

Note that under Windows 95 or later, the PostScript device driver for printers assumes a CMYK color model. Therefore, all PostScript printers must use a CMYK color profile. Windows 2000 does not have this limitation.

SetICMProfile supports only RGB profiles in compatible DCs.

Windows 95/98/Me: SetICMProfileW is supported by the Microsoft Layer for Unicode. To use this, you must add certain files to your application, as outlined in Microsoft Layer for Unicode on Windows 95/98/Me Systems.

Note

The wingdi.h header defines SetICMProfile as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wingdi.h
Library Gdi32.lib
DLL Gdi32.dll

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