DOCINFO Structure

Type DOCINFO
  cbSize As Long
  lpszDocName As String
  lpszOutput As Long
  lpszDatatype As String
  fwType As Long
End Type

Description & Usage

The DOCINFO structure holds information about a print job. This information is mainly used to give a description of the document to the print spooler. It also specifies whether to send the data to the printer or to a print file, as well as specifying a few additional options.

Visual Basic-Specific Issues

None.

Data Members

cbSize

The size in bytes of the structure.

lpszDocName

The name of the document being printed.

lpszOutput

To send the output to a print file, this is a pointer to a null-terminated string identifying the file to create. To send the output to the printer itself, set this to 0.

lpszDatatype

The data type of the document being printed, if applicable.

fwType

Zero or more of the following flags specifying additional options for printing:

DI_APPBANDING

If the program uses banding, set this flag to provide optimal performance during printing.

DI_ROPS_READ_DESTINATION

Use raster operations which involve reading the destination surface.

Constant Definitions

Const DI_APPBANDING = &H1
Const DI_ROPS_READ_DESTINATION = &H2

Used By

StartDoc

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Last Modified: November 2, 1999
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