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Q103213: Printing in Visual Basic and C

Article: Q103213
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 _IK kbSDKWin16
Last Modified: 05-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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Printing from applications written for the Microsoft Windows version 3.1
operating system can be trying at times. This article describes a convenient
method for printing from applications using a Dynamic-Link Library (DLL) called
EZPRINT.dll. EZPRINT provides three exported functions--StartDocument,
PrintObject, and EndDocument--to start the printing job, print various objects
on the page, and end the printing job. The sample DLL code and Visual Basic code
that calls EZPRINT are included with this article. You may use the DLL as is or
modify it to meet your needs. In its present form, EZPRINT prints text,
rectangles, and lines with various attributes.

This article was written for developers who have relatively little printing
experience and whose printing needs involve text placement and simple line
drawing only. Experienced developers can also use EZPRINT as a framework for
implementing more sophisticated printing capabilities.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

Ezprint.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Additional query words: kbfile softlib EZPRINT.EXE

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 _IK kbSDKWin16 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1
Issue type        : kbinfo

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