Function 5E02h Set Printer Setup

mov bx, ListIndex ;assign-list index

mov cx, SetupSize ;length of setup string

mov dx, seg SetupString

mov ds, dx

mov dx, offset SetupString ;ds:dx points to printer setup string

mov ax, 5E02h ;Set Printer Setup

int 21h

jc error_handler ;carry set means error

Set Printer Setup (Function 5E02h) defines a string of control characters that MS-DOS adds to the beginning of each file sent to a network printer.

Parameters

ListIndex

Specifies the assign-list index for a network printer.

SetupSize

Specifies the length of the string that will be sent to a network printer. The setup string cannot be longer than 64 characters.

SetupString

Points to a buffer that contains the string to be sent to a network printer.

Return Value

If the function is successful, the carry flag is clear. Otherwise, the carry flag is set and the AX register contains an error value, which may be 0001h (ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION).

Comment

This function returns 0001h (ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION) if the network is not running.