AddPrintProcessor

The AddPrintProcessor function installs a print processor on the specified server and adds the print-processor name to an internal list of supported print processors.

BOOL AddPrintProcessor(
  LPTSTR pName,                // pointer to server name
  LPTSTR pEnvironment,         // pointer to environment name
  LPTSTR pPathName,            // pointer to path
  LPTSTR pPrintProcessorName   // pointer to print-processor name
);
 

Parameters

pName

Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the server on which the print processor should be installed. If this parameter is NULL, the print processor is installed locally.

pEnvironment

Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the environment (for example, "Windows NT x86", "Windows NT R4000", "Windows NT Alpha_AXP", or "Windows 4.0"). If this parameter is NULL, the current environment of the caller/client (not of the destination/server) is used.

pPathName

Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the file that contains the print processor. This file must be in the system print-processor directory.

pPrintProcessorName

Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the print processor.

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

Before calling the AddPrintProcessor function, an application should verify that the file containing the print processor is stored in the system print-processor directory. An application can retrieve the name of the system print-processor directory by calling the GetPrintProcessorDirectory function.

An application can determine the name of existing print processors by calling the EnumPrintProcessors function.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  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, EnumPrintProcessors, GetPrintProcessorDirectory