WINPRINT-GET-NO-PRINTERS

The WINPRINT-GET-NO-PRINTERS function retrieves the number of printers installed on the host system.

Syntax:

CALL "WIN$PRINTER" USING WINPRINT-GET-NO-PRINTERS                           WINPRINT-SELECTION                    GIVING returnCode

Parameters:

WINPRINT-GET-NO-PRINTERS	Constant
WINPRINT-SELECTION	Group Item	Structure that receives the information. This group item, defined in isprint.def, has the following structure:   01  winprint-selection.     03 winprint-name             pic x(80).     03 winprint-port             pic x(80).     03 winprint-driver           pic x(80).     03 winprint-drv-version      signed-int.     03 winprint-no-of-printers   signed-short.        88 wprterr-no-printers    value -1.     03 winprint-is-default       signed-short.        88 wprt-is-not-default    value 0.        88 wprt-is-default        value 1.     03 winprint-copies           signed-short.     03 winprint-orientation      signed-short.     03 winprint-quality          signed-short.     03 winprint-curr-orientation signed-short.     03 winprint-curr-copies      signed-short.   Note - members not mentioned below are not used by this function.   winprint-no-of-printers It is the number of available printers.

Return code:

returnCode can be any signed numeric data item and provides additional information:

1	Operation successful.
WPRTERR-UNSUPPORTED	The WIN$PRINTER library routine is not supported.
WPRTERR-BAD-ARG	The WIN$PRINTER library routine has been called with bad parameters.