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c++windowswinapiprinters
Stubborn
Stubborn

Reputation: 780

How to provide a XPS file path as a local port?

Below here is a code snippet what I m trying out:

PRINTER_INFO_2 pi;
BOOL Result = FALSE;
HANDLE pHd; 

memset(&pi, 0, sizeof(PRINTER_INFO_2));
pi.pPrinterName = L"RxXPSDrv";  
pi.pDriverName = L"XPSDrv Sample Driver";
// Select Share Name
pi.pShareName = L"MyPrinter";
// Select Server Name
pi.pServerName = NULL;

// Select Port Name
pi.pPortName = L"COM3:";
//pi.pPortName = L"C:\\Users\\admin\\Desktop\\a1.xps";

pi.pSecurityDescriptor = NULL;
// Select Print Processor
pi.pPrintProcessor = L"winprint";
// Select Attributes
pi.Attributes = PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_DO_COMPLETE_FIRST | PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_LOCAL;
// Set Priority
pi.Priority = 1;
// Call the function AddPrinter
pHd = AddPrinter(NULL, 2, (LPBYTE)&pi);

Here @pi.pPortName I need to provide C:\Users\admin\Desktop\a1.xps but its not working and the printer isn't getting added. With COM3 it works fine. Can anyone tell me how can I do this? How can I provide full path of a XPS to pi.pPortName?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 353

Answers (1)

ironed
ironed

Reputation: 71

You have to add a "local port" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\a1.xps" first. I just tried and it worked. Some code for Add port: Adding-a-Local-Port-through-XcvData-and-C

Upvotes: 1

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