SAMPLE: DeviceCapabilities Function Sample Code

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q81245
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

PRNDRV is a file in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates all the options of the DeviceCapabilities() function provided by printer drivers in the Windows 3.1 environment. PRNDRV retrieves printer information and displays it on the screen.

Download PRNDRV.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download PRNDRV.EXE (size: 31782 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get PRNDRV.EXE (size: 31782 bytes)

The DeviceCapabilities() function provides information about the following printer features:
  • Information about the printer driver (driver size, driver date, driver version)
  • Information about the paper (paper sizes, paper extents, and so forth)
  • Information about the paper bins (bin numbers, bin types, named bins, and so forth)
  • Information from the DEVMODE structure (all header and device- independent information)

Additional reference words: 3.10 softlib PRNDRV.EXE
KBCategory: kbprg kbfile
KBSubcategory: GdiPrn

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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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