INFO: Using the Document Properties Dialog Box

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Sample Code

   HDC         hPrnDC;
   LPDEVMODE   lpDevMode = NULL;
   LPDEVNAMES  lpDevNames;
   LPSTR       lpszDriverName;
   LPSTR       lpszDeviceName;
   LPSTR       lpszPortName;
   PRINTDLG    pd;
   HANDLE      hPrinter;
   int         nDMSize;
   HANDLE      hDevMode;
   NPDEVMODE   npDevMode;
   DEVMODE     DevModeIn;

   // Get the defaults without displaying any dialog boxes.
   pd.Flags = PD_RETURNDEFAULT;
   pd.hDevNames = NULL;
   pd.hDevMode = NULL;
   pd.lStructSize = sizeof(PRINTDLG);
   PrintDlg((LPPRINTDLG)&pd);

   lpDevNames = (LPDEVNAMES)GlobalLock(pd.hDevNames);
   lpszDriverName = (LPSTR)lpDevNames + lpDevNames->wDriverOffset;
   lpszDeviceName = (LPSTR)lpDevNames + lpDevNames->wDeviceOffset;
   lpszPortName   = (LPSTR)lpDevNames + lpDevNames->wOutputOffset;

   OpenPrinter(lpszDeviceName,&hPrinter,NULL);

   // A zero for last param returns the size of buffer needed.

   nDMSize = DocumentProperties(hWnd,hPrinter,lpszDeviceName,NULL,NULL,0);
   if ((nDMSize < 0) || !(hDevMode = LocalAlloc (LHND, nDMSize)))

      return NULL;

   npDevMode = (NPDEVMODE) LocalLock (hDevMode);

   // Fill in the rest of the structure.

   lstrcpy (DevModeIn.dmDeviceName, lpszDeviceName);
   DevModeIn.dmSpecVersion    = 0x300;
   DevModeIn.dmDriverVersion  = 0;
   DevModeIn.dmSize           = sizeof (DevModeIn);
   DevModeIn.dmDriverExtra    = 0;

   // Display the "Document Properties" dialog box.
   DocumentProperties(hWnd,hPrinter,lpszDeviceName,npDevMode,&DevModeIn,

      DM_IN_PROMPT|DM_OUT_BUFFER);

   // Get the printer DC.

   hPrnDC = CreateDC

(lpszDriverName,lpszDeviceName,lpszPortName,(LPSTR)npDevMode);

   LocalUnlock (hDevMode);

   //  Use the printer DC.

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