BOOL GetPrinterDriver(
HANDLE hPrinter, /* printer object */
LPTSTR lpszEnv, /* address of environment */
DWORD dwLevel, /* structure level */
LPBYTE lpbDrvInfo, /* address of structure array */
DWORD cbBuf, /* size, in bytes, of array */
LPDWORD lpdwNeeded /* addr. of variable with count of bytes */
/* retrieved (or required) */
);
Retrieves driver data for the specified printer.
hPrinter | Identifies the printer for which to retrieve driver data. |
lpszEnv | Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the environment. For example, "Windows 96 x86" specifies Windows 96 running on an Intel(r) 80386 or 80486 processor. If this string is NULL, the current environment of the caller/client (not of the destination/server) is used. |
dwLevel | Specifies the version of the structure to which lpbDrvInfo points. This value must be either 1 or 2. |
lpbDrvInfo | Points to either a DRIVER_INFO_1 or a DRIVER_INFO_2 structure. If dwLevel is 1, this array receives a DRIVER_INFO_1 structure; if dwLevel is 2, this array receives a DRIVER_INFO_2 structure. |
cbBuf | Specifies the size, in bytes, of the array at which lpbDrvInfo points. |
lpdwNeeded | Points to a value that specifies the number of bytes copied if the function succeeds or the number of bytes required if cbBuf is too small. |
The printer handle hPrinter is obtained by calling the OpenPrinter function.
The DRIVER_INFO_2 structure contains a full path and file name that specifies the location of the printer driver. An application can use the path and file name to load a printer driver by calling the LoadLibrary function and supplying the path and file name as the single argument.