DeletePrinterConnection

The DeletePrinterConnection function deletes a connection to a printer that was established by a call to AddPrinterConnection or ConnectToPrinterDlg.

BOOL DeletePrinterConnection(
  LPTSTR pName   // pointer to printer name
);
 

Parameters

pName

Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the printer connection to delete.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The DeletePrinterConnection function does not delete any printer drivers copied to the server on which the printer resides when the printer connection was established.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Unsupported.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winspool.h.
  Import Library: Use winspool.lib.
  Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.

See Also

Printing and Print Spooler Overview, Printing and Print Spooler Functions, AddPrinterConnection, ConnectToPrinterDlg