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 Determining if a given printer is capable of printing a PostScript file


Q) How can I determine if a given printer is capable of printing a PostScript file?   

    A) The following code demonstrates how to determine if a given printer supports the Adobe PostScript page description language.

    Example:
    uses Printers;
    function IsPostScriptPrinter(dc : hdc) : bool;
    var
      TestInt : integer;
      a : array[0..255] of char;
      err : integer;
      s : string;
    begin
      Result := false;
      TestInt := GETTECHNOLOGY;
     {$IFDEF WIN32}
      if ExtEscape(Dc,
                   QUERYESCSUPPORT,
                   sizeof(TestInt),
                   @TestInt,
                   0,
                   Nil) > 0 then begin
         Err := ExtEscape(Dc,
                          GETTECHNOLOGY,
                          0,
                          nil,
                          256,
                          @a);
     {$ELSE}
      if Escape(Dc,
                QUERYESCSUPPORT,
                sizeof(TestInt),
                @TestInt,
                Nil) > 0 then begin
         Err := Escape(Dc,
                       GetTechnology,
                       0,
                       nil,
                       @a);
      {$ENDIF}
         if Err > 0 then begin
           s := UpperCase(StrPas(a));
           if Pos('POSTSCRIPT', s) > 0  then
             result := true;
         end;
      end;
    end;
    procedure TForm .Button Click(Sender: TObject);
    begin
      if PrintDialog .Execute then
        if IsPostScriptPrinter(Printer.Handle) then
          ShowMessage('This is a Postscript Printer') else
          ShowMessage('This is not a Postscript Printer');
    end;
    

     



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