ReadPrint Failure. How to use it properly
- From: "Carlo McKee" <Logical@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:07:34 -0700
I am trying to retrieve data from a bidirectional printer using the
ReadPrint API function.
The printer I am using is connected via USB.
Issue:
The ReadPrint function is returning false. The error code retrieved by
GetLastError is 6 (ERR_INVALID_HANDLE).
Before I use ReadPrint I create a printer handle using the OpenPrint API
function which returns true. Immediately after the OpenPrinter returns I
check if my handle is not invalid and is not. Below is a snippet of my
calls.
//The open printer does return true.
if(!OpenPrinter(( (LPTSTR)(pPrinterName)), &hPrinter, NULL ) )
{
DisplayError(GetLastError(),"GetPrinterStatus: OpenPrinter");
return (FALSE);
}
//I check if I have a Valid Handle and I do
if (hPrinter == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
DisplayError(GetLastError(), "GetPrinterStatus: hPrinter invalid");
return (FALSE);
}
//Now that Open the printer and I have a handle I use ReadPrint
//This function actually returns false. The GetLastError is 6
(ERR_INVALID_HANDLE)
//But why is invalid handle if the OpenPrinter gave me a valid handle
if (!ReadPrinter(hPrinter, &Status, 16, &bytesRead))
{
DisplayError( GetLastError(), "GetPrinterStatus: ReadPrinter) );
return (FALSE);
}
I am positive I am getting a good handle from the OpenPrinter since I can
use OpenPrinter to write to the printer using the WritePrinter API. I can
successfully print using WritePrinter but fail to ReadPrinter.
Please advice what I may doing wrong or is there any other API to get data
from a printer.
Thank you
.
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