Get DC for printer

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hi,
I'm using the following to get the DC for the printer:

C++

CDC dc;
if(!AfxGetApp()->CreatePrinterDC(dc))
     AfxMessageBox("unable to create dc");

But, it always returns FALSE. So please help me out...

Thanks
Vivek Chauhan

Posted 7-Jun-10 18:03pm

vivek.chauhan2009

Updated 7-Jun-10 22:54pm

Moak

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CPallini · Answer 1 · 2010-06-08T02:30:00

Solution 1

CWinApp::UpdatePrinterSelection must be called in order to obtain a valid DC. This call is automatically performed if you follows the steps suggested in the documentation: "How To Create a Printer Device Context (DC) in MFC".
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Posted 8-Jun-10 2:30am

CPallini