Using GetGlobalAttribute

Important

We recommend that you use Microsoft's IPP inbox class driver, along with Print Support Apps (PSA), to customize the print experience in Windows 10 and 11 for printer device development.

For more information, see the Print support app design guide.

All of the global attribute names are the same as the keyword names defined in PostScript Printer Description File Format Specification, v4.3. Refer to this specification for their semantics. (This resource may not be available in some languages and countries.)

In the following table, the pdwDataType parameter takes values of the EATTRIBUTE_DATATYPE enumerated type.

Global attribute	Output parameters
CenterRegistered	pdwDataType: kADT_BOOL pbData: TRUE or FALSE pcbNeeded: sizeof(BOOL)
ColorDevice	pdwDataType: kADT_BOOL pbData: TRUE or FALSE pcbNeeded: sizeof(BOOL)
Extensions	pdwDataType: kADT_ASCII pbData: ASCII string (in MULTI_SZ format) containing registered values of extensionOption the printer supports. pcbNeeded: byte count of the ASCII string pointed to by pbData (including the last null character). "FileSystem: True" is treated as if Extensions had the "FileSystem" option. "FileSystem: False" is treated as if Extensions didn't have the "FileSystem" option.
FileVersion	pdwDataType: kADT_DWORD pbData: a DWORD whose high-order word contains the major version number, and whose low-order word contains the minor version number. pcbNeeded: sizeof(DWORD)
FreeVM	pdwDataType: kADT_DWORD pbData: value of FreeVM pcbNeeded: sizeof(DWORD)
LandscapeOrientation	pdwDataType: kADT_ASCII pbData: NULL-terminated ASCII string of either "Plus90" or "Minus90". pcbNeeded: byte count of the ASCII string pointed to by pbData (including the last null character). "Minus90" is returned only when the PPD contains "LandscapeOrientation: Minus90". In all other cases, "Plus90" is returned.
LanguageEncoding	pdwDataType: kADT_ASCII pbData: NULL-terminated ASCII string containing one of the following encodingOption values: "ISOLatin1" "Unicode" "JIS83-RKSJ" "None" pcbNeeded: byte count of the ASCII string pointed to by pbData (including the last null character). "WindowsANSI" is treated the same as "ISOLatin1". Other encodingOption values aren't supported. If LanguageEncoding is absent, LanguageVersion is used to deduce the return value.
LanguageLevel	pdwDataType: kADT_DWORD pbData: PostScript language level supported by the printer pcbNeeded: sizeof(DWORD)
NickName	pdwDataType: kADT_UNICODE pbData: NULL-terminated Unicode string of the PPD's ShortNickName value if ShortNickName is present, or NickName value if ShortNickName is absent. pcbNeeded: byte count of the Unicode string pointed to by pbData (including the last null character)
PPD-Adobe	pdwDataType: kADT_DWORD pbData: a DWORD whose high-order word contains the major version number, and whose low-order word contains the minor version number. pcbNeeded: sizeof(DWORD)
PrintPSErrors	pdwDataType: kADT_BOOL pbData: TRUE or FALSE pcbNeeded: sizeof(BOOL) If PrintPSErrors is absent, it's assumed to be TRUE.
Product	pdwDataType: kADT_BINARY pbData: the Product value pcbNeeded: byte count of output binary data Only the first Product entry is returned.
Protocols	pdwDataType: kADT_ASCII pbData: ASCII string (in MULTI_SZ format) containing registered values of protocolOption the printer supports. pcbNeeded: byte count of the ASCII string pointed to by pbData (including the last null character)
PSVersion	pdwDataType: kADT_BINARY pbData: the PSVersion value pcbNeeded: byte count of output binary data Only the first PSVersion entry is returned.
SuggestedJobTimeout	pdwDataType: kADT_DWORD pbData: the SuggestedJobTimeout value. If it's absent from the PPD, returns 0 by default. pcbNeeded: sizeof(DWORD)
SuggestedWaitTimeout	pdwDataType: kADT_DWORD pbData: the SuggestedWaitTimeout value. If it isn't present in the PPD, returns 300 by default. pcbNeeded: sizeof(DWORD)
Throughput	pdwDataType: kADT_DWORD pbData: the Throughput value. If it isn't present in the PPD, returns 0 by default. pcbNeeded: sizeof(DWORD)
TTRasterizer	pdwDataType: kADT_ASCII pbData: a NULL-terminated ASCII string containing one of following rasterizerOption values: "None" "Accept68K" "Type42" "TrueImage" pcbNeeded: byte count of the ASCII string pointed to by pbData (including the last null character). If the*TTRasterizer entry is absent, "None" is returned.