BUG: SetPrinter() with Level 5 Fails to Change Port

ID: Q232447

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98

SYMPTOMS

The SetPrinter() API can be used to change/query a printer's settings. The settings that are available vary depending on the level of the call. It is possible to change/query the port name for a printer using levels 2 and 5. However, on Win9x, when trying to change the port on a printer using SetPrinter() with level 5 , the port is not changed even though no errors are detected.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, call SetPrinter() with level 2 and a properly populated PRINTER_INFO_2.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbGDI kbPrinting kbSpooler kbWinOS95 kbWinOS98 kbGrpGDI
Version : WINDOWS:95,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug