DOCERR: Return Value for DrvGetPrinterData

 Last reviewed: December 1, 1996
Article ID: Q141161
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95 Device Driver Kit (DDK).

SUMMARY

The Windows 95 DDK documentation for DrvGetPrinterData incorrectly states that: 

   DrvGetPrinterData returns TRUE if successful; otherwise, returns FALSE.
The DrvGetPrinterData returns FALSE if successful, otherwise, returns TRUE.

More Information

The return value that the driver should be checking after the DrvGetPrinterData call is ERROR_SUCCESS which is defined in windows.h in the \DDK\INC16 directory. For more information regarding the usage of this function in a printer driver, refer to the HPPLOT sample in the Windows 95 DDK. The source for the driver can be found in the \DDK\PRINTER\SAMPLES\HPPLOT directory.

KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: ddkprnt
Additional reference words: 4.00

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Last reviewed: December 1, 1996
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