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From: PHS on 9 Jun 2010 07:43
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? 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?

Kind regards.

Peter
From: Maxim S. Shatskih on 9 Jun 2010 07:53
> Ideally, I'd like to use .Net as my C++ is quite weak!

Write in C, it's easier.

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Maxim S. Shatskih
Windows DDK MVP
maxim(a)storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

From: PHS on 9 Jun 2010 08:51
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for some reason the original DDK had to be withdrawn and was never heard of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: Maxim S. Shatskih on 9 Jun 2010 10:02
> for some reason the original DDK had to be withdrawn and was never heard of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

I think WDK is easily downloadable from MS Connect.

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Maxim S. Shatskih
Windows DDK MVP
maxim(a)storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

From: PHS on 9 Jun 2010 11:08


"Maxim S. Shatskih" wrote:

> > for some reason the original DDK had to be withdrawn and was never heard of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
>
> I think WDK is easily downloadable from MS Connect.
>
> --
> Maxim S. Shatskih
> Windows DDK MVP
> maxim(a)storagecraft.com
> http://www.storagecraft.com
>
> .
>

Thanks. I did find it and install it. Not sure what to do next but hopefully
I'll find something relevant for printer drivers in their somewhere.
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