PC_PRINTER_OPEN

Opens a printer channel, giving it a document title, and optionally displaying printer control, font, and progress indicator dialog boxes

Syntax:
call "PC_PRINTER_OPEN" using     printer-handle
                                 document-title
                       by value  flags
                       by value  window-handle
                       returning status-code
Parameters:
Using call prototype (see Library Routines - Key) Picture (32-bit systems)
printer-handle cblt-x4-comp5 pic x(4) comp-5.
document-title Group predefined as cblt-printer-name containing: Group containing:
  cblte-pn-name-length   cblt-x2-comp5   pic x(2) comp-5.
  cblte-pn-name   pic x(n).   pic x(n).
flags Numeric literal or cblt-x4-comp5 Numeric literal or pic x(4) comp-5.
window-handle Numeric literal or cblt-x4-comp5 Numeric literal or pic x(4) comp-5.
status-code See Library Routines - Key
On Entry:
cblte-pn-name-length The length of the document title
cblte-pn-name The title of the document to be printed
flags A set of bits to define printer options:
bit 0 Display a printer control dialog to allow you to define the printer characteristics (cannot be used with bit 2 or bit 3)
bit 1 Display a font dialog box to allow you to define the default font for the document
bit 2 Print in portrait orientation (cannot be used with bit 0 or bit 3)
bit 3 Print in landscape orientation (cannot be used with bit 0 or bit 2)
bit 4 Display a progress indicator dialog box

All remaining bits are reserved for future use and should not be set
window-handle Handle of parent window to use for positioning of dialog boxes. If handle is 0 the dialog boxes will be positioned in a system-dependent position on the screen.
On Exit:
printer-handle Returns a handle to be used for subsequent printer operations for a successful open.
status-code Printer Handling Routines Return Codes
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