How To Use PASSTHROUGH Escape to Send Data Directly to Printer (96795)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 1.0
This article was previously published under Q96795 SUMMARY
By using the Windows API Escape() function, your application can pass data
directly to the printer. If the printer driver supports the PASSTHROUGH
printer escape, you can use the Escape() function and the PASSTHROUGH
printer escape to send native printer language codes to the printer driver.
Printer escapes such as PASSTHROUGH allow applications to access certain
facilities of output devices that are not directly available through the
graphics device interface (GDI). The PASSTHROUGH printer escape allows
the application to send data directly to the printer, bypassing the
standard print-driver code.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/13/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbhowto kbprint KB96795 |
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