SplCreateDevice - Example Code

This sample code creates a PRDINFO3 structure with dummy parameters. This structure is then used to call SplCreateDevice to establish a print device on a local workstation.

#define INCL_BASE
#define INCL_DOSMEMMGR
#define INCL_SPL
#define INCL_SPLDOSPRINT

#include <os2.h>
#include <stdio.h>    /* for printf function */
#include <string.h>   /* for strcpy function */

INT main (argc, argv)
    INT argc;
    CHAR *argv[];
{
    ULONG  splerr  ;
    ULONG  cbBuf;
    ULONG  ulLevel ;
    PSZ    pszComputerName ;
    PSZ    pszPrintDeviceName ;
    PRDINFO3 prd3  ;

    if (argc != 2)
    {
       printf("Syntax:  sdcrt  DeviceName \n");
       DosExit( EXIT_PROCESS , 0 ) ;
    }
    /* We are going to create a print device on the local workstation. */
    pszComputerName = (PSZ)NULL ;

    /* Get the name from the command line.                             */
    pszPrintDeviceName = argv[1];

    /* Level 3 is valid. We will use level 3.                          */
    ulLevel = 3;

    /* Get size of buffer needed for a PRDINFO3 structure.             */
    cbBuf = sizeof(PRDINFO3);

    /* Set up the structure with dummy parameters.                     */
    prd3.pszPrinterName = pszPrintDeviceName;
    prd3.pszUserName = NULL;
    prd3.pszLogAddr = "LPT1";
    prd3.uJobId=0;
    prd3.pszComment= "Test comment";
    prd3.pszDrivers = "IBMNULL";
    prd3.usTimeOut = 777;

    /* Make the call. */
    splerr = SplCreateDevice(pszComputerName, ulLevel,
                             &prd3, cbBuf);

    /* Print out the results.                                                 */
    if (splerr == NO_ERROR)
       printf("The device was successfully created.");
    else
       printf("SplCreateDevice Error=%ld, cbNeeded=%ld\n",
                               splerr, cbBuf) ;

    DosExit( EXIT_PROCESS , 0 ) ;
    return (splerr);
}