RE: R: RE: TCP/IP printing: How read info back form t he printer

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Hi,

Ashwin, since you are asking :wink: I think the information in the DDK about
portmonitors and printproviders could be improved greatly.

Additionally, could you give some more informations on how to query snmp or
printer status informations with the GetPrinter function. I have tried with
different printers, mainly Lexmark, which all support snmp, but the status
information was never usefull (not correct/set).

Best regards,
Christoph Lindemann

-----Original Message-----
From: Ashwin Needamangala [mailto:xxxxx@windows.microsoft.com]
Sent: 02 dec 03 18:15
To: Windows System Software Devs Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] RE: R: RE: TCP/IP printing: How read info
back form the
printer

As I mentioned in my post to your same question on the ddk
newsgrp, the only workaround I can think of is to use
GetPrinter with level 2. But this approach will work only if
your printer supports SNMP.

You had mentioned that it was very hard for you to find the
right docs/resources. If you have any input on specific areas
in the DDK docs/samples that can be improved, I would like to
hear that. Thanks for your feedback!

  • Ashwin

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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Giacomo Giacobbi
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:49 PM
To: Windows System Software Devs Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] R: RE: TCP/IP printing: How read info back
form the printer

Thank you for the answer Ashwin.
But since TCPMON does not support the ReadPort function, does
it make available for the language monitor some other way to
retrieve info from the printer? or I have to (can) implement
a reading on a socket at Lang Mon level? or I must write a my
own port monitor for TCP communication?

I am sorry to seem so dummy, but at the very first time of
driver developing, is very hard to find documentation and
resource in order to make not only a driver that works, but a
driver with the best choice for the Microsoft world.

Thank you again,

GG.

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Ashwin Needamangala [mailto:xxxxx@windows.microsoft.com]
Inviato: luned? 1 dicembre 2003 19.24
A: Windows System Software Devs Interest List
Oggetto: [ntdev] RE: TCP/IP printing: How read info back form
the printer

Tcpmon does not support the ReadPort function. That is the
reason for your getting the unsupported message. So I guess
the answer to your question is that you cannot use your
language monitor with tcpmon.

  • Ashwin

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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of
xxxxx@cimitaly.it
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 3:51 AM
To: Windows System Software Devs Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] TCP/IP printing: How read info back form the printer

Hi all,

I must customize my printer driver (based on UNIDRV
architecture) for printing over a standard TCP/IP port. I
would like to use the tcpmon.dll and works only in my
language monitor dll. Can I do that?
CUrrently I can send data to the printer and print correctly,
but I am not able to receive back any info. When I call the
ReadPort() function, it works fine for LPT and USB printing,
it return with “The request is not supported” error.
Any ideas?

Thank you very much in advance for any suggestion,

GG.

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