EngGetPrinterDataFileName function (winddi.h)

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The EngGetPrinterDataFileName function retrieves the string name of the printer's data file.

Syntax

ENGAPI LPWSTR EngGetPrinterDataFileName(
  [in] HDEV hdev
);

Parameters

[in] hdev

Handle to the device. This is the GDI handle received by the driver as the hdev parameter for DrvCompletePDEV.

Return value

EngGetPrinterDataFileName returns a pointer to the null-terminated string buffer in which the name of the printer's data file is specified. The system obtains and stores the printer's data file name from the DRIVER_INFO_2 structure (described in the Microsoft Windows SDK documentation) when the driver is first installed through the Microsoft Win32 AddPrinterDriver routine.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Available in Windows 2000 and later versions of the Windows operating systems.
Target Platform Universal
Header winddi.h (include Winddi.h)
Library Win32k.lib
DLL Win32k.sys

See also

EngGetDriverName