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PrinterOpen

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This function opens a specified printer port and returns a handle to the printer.

HANDLE WINAPI PrinterOpen(
  PWSTR sPort 
);

Parameters

  • sPort
    [in] 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

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Prnport.h.

See Also

Printer Drivers

 Last updated on Tuesday, May 18, 2004

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