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I need to print to disk with a dynamic output filename. I have read some material that would seem to indicate that the way to do this is to use the Microsoft defined DOCINFO structure and the StartDoc function in the Win32 API. I have checked my Win32 API Bible and found no such reference. Q.1 - Is this the best approach? Q2 - What would the code look like? > I need to print to disk with a dynamic output filename. I have read some > material that would seem to indicate that the way to do this is to use > the > Microsoft defined DOCINFO structure and the StartDoc function in the > Win32 > API. I have checked my Win32 API Bible and found no such reference. Rather than reading a third-party reference, you might be better off using the official documentation when you're looking for something specific. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535793(VS.85).aspx Beyond that, if you are doing this using unmanaged code, then this is not the correct newsgroup at all. This newsgroup is for questions pertaining to programming using the .NET Framework. If you're calling the Win32 StartDoc() function, then by definition this is the wrong place to ask questions about that. Pete Thanks for the reply Pete. I thought Win32 access was a framework issue using p/Invoke. If not, where would you suggest would be the proper forum for a C# to Win32 question? > > I need to print to disk with a dynamic output filename. I have read some > > material that would seem to indicate that the way to do this is to use [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Pete > Thanks for the reply Pete. > > I thought Win32 access was a framework issue using p/Invoke. If not, > where > would you suggest would be the proper forum for a C# to Win32 question? Nothing about your initial post suggested you were using C#. But regardless, if you don't already know what in the Win32 API you need to do, your first step is to figure that out, and that should be done in the context of a newsgroup pertaining to the use of the unmanaged Win32 API. If you have a specific question about using p/invoke with a particular Win32 function, then here would be a useful place to ask that question. At that point, you'd actually have a "C# to Win32 question" and that's on-topic here. But the mere fact that you're intending to use p/invoke to get at the Win32 API doesn't mean that questions about how to use the Win32 API itself are appropriate here. By the way, I'm not writing this because I'm playing net-cop or anything like that. The fact is, if you want a good answer to that particular question, this just isn't the place to ask. You should be asking people who are more likely to know, and that's in a different newsgroup. Pete I apologize for the ambiguity. Let me try again. I need to make a call to the Win32.StartDoc() method from inside C#. Could you give me insight into what that call would look like? > > Thanks for the reply Pete. > > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Pete Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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