Re: Open, process & print documents without user interface
Hi Joe,
The following is my code:
CPrintDialog prtDlg(false, PD_ALLPAGES);
HDC hdc = prtDlg.CreatePrinterDC();
CDC dc;
dc.Attach (hdc);
LPDOCINFO docInfo;
int rtn = dc.StartDoc(docInfo);
There's an error:
Program:myapp.exe
File:afxwin1.inl
Debug points to line in afxwin1.inl:
_AFXWIN_INLINE int CDC::StartDoc(LPDOCINFO lpDocInfo)
{ ASSERT(m_hDC != NULL); return ::StartDoc(m_hDC, lpDocInfo); }
I wonder docInfo which points to aDOCINFO structure should initialize
lpszDocName. But I'm not print document from a file, but the formated data
stored in CStringArray. What can I do?
Do I need to access CPrintInfo Class Members while printing and how?
Thanks,
ybc
"Joseph M. Newcomer" wrote:
You can directly invoke the Print Dialog using the flags to return the printer DC for the
default printer (no UI pops up); this is one of the most expedient ways of getting the
printer DC. Just give it a parent window handle of NULL. After that, it's just
programming. Use a console app, enable MFC in it if you want to use CString (for VS.NET,
I've not looked into what is involved to get just the CString components; maybe someone
can post an answer that avoids bringing the whole MFC runtime in...)
joe
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