INF: Printing In Windows Without Form Feeds

ID Number: Q11915

2.00 2.03 2.10 3.00 3.10

WINDOWS

Summary:

A Windows application cannot print directly to a printer without

issuing a form feed. The NEWFRAME escape is required to start the

print spooler. This escape, in turn, sends a form feed to the printer.

Without the NEWFRAME escape, the spooler never runs, and nothing is

output to the printer.

It is possible to drive the spooler directly by using the spooler

functions documented in the Windows Device Development Kit (DDK). This

allows the printer driver to be bypassed. However, by doing this, the

ability to use GDI output functions and Windows's device-independent

capabilities will be lost.

Additional reference words: 2.00 2.03 2.10 2.x 3.00 3.10 3.x