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From: Doron Holan [MSFT] on 9 Jun 2010 12:59
the DDK is now called the WDK, it is easily and readily available for
download

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"PHS" wrote in message
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Maxim,

I can appreciate your comment but the last time I came across printer driver
development was when MS were having a barroom brawl with Sun over Java and
for some reason the original DDK had to be withdrawn and was never heard of
again? Perhaps it has been rescusitated under a different name. If there's
an
official download for one could you provide me with a link? I have an MSDN
subscription which expires in a few weeks so I'd like to make a start while
I
still have access to things.

I'm ok with general C but it's finding a usable sample and getting access to
the right tools that'll be my immediate problem to solve. Anything you can
advise on will be appreciated.

From: Tim Roberts on 10 Jun 2010 01:37
PHS <PHS(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>Guys, I'll make this quick and a quick yes or no will do. Is it possible to
>develop a printer driver using .Net 2008/2010?

..Net is not a language. It's just a marketing term. C# is a language.

>I'd like to open a Word
>document for example, and File -> Print and select my driver. It would then
>launch a UI form, get some information from the user, etc. When OK is
>clicked, I'd need to save the original document to disk and create a file
>containing the selected UI options. Another program will later pick up those
>details and will process the files further.
>
>Ideally, I'd like to use .Net as my C++ is quite weak! So, is it possible
>and if so could someone point me in the general direction?

A printer driver is just a DLL, so theoretically, it is possible, but it's
going to hurt. There are certainly no header files, libraries, or samples
to get you started.
--
Tim Roberts, timr(a)probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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