GET_PRINTERS command

Content Manager OnDemand returns a list of the available printers, either Local or Server printers as indicated by the parameter.

Command	Parameters
GET_PRINTERS	`/L /S`

Parameters

L: Indicates that a list of Local printers is to be returned. This parameter is optional, but either this or the S parameter must be specified.
S: Indicates that a list of Server printers is to be returned. This parameter is optional, but either this or the L parameter must be specified.

Action

None

Return Code

0: ARS_DDE_RC_NO_ERROR
2: ARS_DDE_RC_PARM_NOT_SPECIFIED
6: ARS_DDE_RC_NOT_LOGGED_ON
11: ARS_DDE_RC_USER_ACTION_IN_PROGRESS

Return Data

If both parameters are specified, the results are unpredictable. The list is a null-terminated character string with the tab character separating each printer name.

Refer to the DoDdeCommand function.

 char
data[1000], local_printers[10][100], * pToken;
 int j;

 if ( DoDdeCommand( "GET_PRINTERS", "/L", data ) )
 {
   for ( pToken = strtok( data, "\t" ), j = 0;
         pToken != NULL &&;amp; j < 10;
         pToken = strtok( NULL, "\t" ), j++ )
   {
     strcpy( local_printers[j], pToken );
   }
 }