// get the default printer
CPrintDialog dlg(FALSE);
dlg.GetDefaults();
// is a default printer set up?
HDC hdcPrinter = dlg.GetPrinterDC();
if (hdcPrinter == NULL)
{
MessageBox(_T("Buy a printer!"));
}
else
{
// create a CDC and attach it to the default printer
CDC dcPrinter;
dcPrinter.Attach(hdcPrinter);
// call StartDoc() to begin printing
DOCINFO docinfo;
memset(&docinfo, 0, sizeof(docinfo));
docinfo.cbSize = sizeof(docinfo);
docinfo.lpszDocName = _T("CDC::StartDoc() Code Fragment");
// if it fails, complain and exit gracefully
if (dcPrinter.StartDoc(&docinfo) < 0)
{
MessageBox(_T("Printer wouldn't initalize"));
}
else
{
// start a page
if (dcPrinter.StartPage() < 0)
{
MessageBox(_T("Could not start page"));
dcPrinter.AbortDoc();
}
else
{
// actually do some printing
CGdiObject* pOldFont = dcPrinter.SelectStockObject(SYSTEM_FONT);
dcPrinter.TextOut(50, 50, _T("Hello World!"), 12);
dcPrinter.EndPage();
dcPrinter.EndDoc();
dcPrinter.SelectObject(pOldFont);
}
}
}