StartDoc The StartDoc function starts a print job. This function replaces the STARTDOC printer escape.
VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function StartDoc Lib "gdi32" Alias "StartDocA" (ByVal hdc As Long, lpdi As DOCINFO) As Long |
Operating Systems Supported |
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later |
- hdc
Identifies the device context for the print job.
- lpdi
Points to a DOCINFO structure containing the name of the document file and the name of the output file. |
If the function succeeds, the return value is greater than zero. This value is the print job identifier for the document.
If the function fails, the return value is less than or equal to zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. |
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