Changing Printer Driver Setting Before Printing in C++

The Following C++ code demonstrates how to change the printer driver setting before printing for File Format, Output directory, and to load a predefined profile.

// Required header files

#include "BlackIceDEVMODE.h"

#include "devmode.h"

// Make sure the right lib is linked, according to your platform (Win32 or x64)

#pragma comment(lib, "BlackIceDEVMODE.lib")

// This function changes a file format and output directory setting of the printer in the specified printer driver

void ChangeSettings(LPCTSTR szPrinterName)

{

       // Create a new BlackIceDEVMODE structure and load current printing settings

       BlackIceDEVMODE* pDevMode = LoadBlackIceDEVMODE((LPTSTR)szPrinterName);

       // Set filename generation method to "Document Name" and set the output directory

       SetFileGenerationMethod(FILENAME_DOCUMENT_NAME, pDevMode);

       SetOutputDirectory(_T("<<USERPROFILE>>\\Documents"), pDevMode);

       // Set output file format to "Vector PDF"

       SetFileFormat(FFR_VECTOR_PDF, pDevMode);

       // Apply the new settings and release the BlackICeDEVMODE structure

       SaveBlackIceDEVMODE((LPTSTR)szPrinterName, pDevMode);

       ReleaseBlackIceDEVMODE(pDevMode);

}

// This function loads a profile into the specified printer

void LoadProfile(LPCTSTR szPrinterName, LPCTSTR szProfileName)

{

       // Create a new BlackIceDEVMODE structure and load current printing settings

       BlackIceDEVMODE* pDevMode = LoadBlackIceDEVMODE((LPTSTR)szPrinterName);

       // Load a printer driver profile.

       // Settings that are stored in the registry get applied immediately,

       // settings that are stored in the BlackIceDEVMODE structure get loaded to pDevMode

       // and get applied when we call SaveBlackIceDEVMODE

       ApplyProfile(szPrinterName, szProfileName, pDevMode);

       // Apply the new settings and release the BlackICeDEVMODE structure

       SaveBlackIceDEVMODE((LPTSTR)szPrinterName, pDevMode);

       ReleaseBlackIceDEVMODE(pDevMode);

}

// Change some of the printer settings.

ChangeSettings(_T("Black Ice ColorPlus"));

// Or load one of the profiles.

// To load a printer profile, the sample must be compiled to the same

// platform as the printer driver, so for 64 bit systems, set the platform to x64

LoadProfile(_T("Black Ice ColorPlus"), _T("Documents PDF"));