HDC CreateIC(lpDriverName,lpDeviceName,lpOutput,lpInitData)
This function creates an information context for the specified device. The information context provides a fast way to get information about the device without creating a device context.
| Parameter | Type/Description | |
| lpDriverName | LPSTR Points to a null-terminated character string that specifies the DOS filename (without extension) of the device driver (for example, EPSON). | |
| lpDeviceName | LPSTR Points to a null-terminated character string that specifies the name of the specific device to be supported (for example, EPSON FX-80). The lpDeviceName parameter is used if the module supports more than one device. | |
| lpOutput | LPSTR Points to a null-terminated character string that specifies the DOS file or device name for the physical output medium (file or port). | |
| lpInitData | LPSTR Points to device-specific initialization data for the device driver. The lpInitData parameter must be NULL if the device driver is to use the default initialization (if any) specified by the user through the Control Panel. |
The return value identifies an information context for the specified device if the function is successful. Otherwise, it is NULL.
DOS device names follow DOS conventions; an ending colon (:) is recommended, but optional. Windows strips the terminating colon so that a device name ending with a colon is mapped to the same port as the same name without a colon.
The driver and port names must not contain leading or trailing spaces.
GDI output functions cannot be used with information contexts.