Printer functions

printer_open
printer_abort
printer_close
printer_write
printer_list
printer_set_option
printer_get_option
printer_create_dc
printer_delete_dc
printer_start_doc
printer_end_doc
printer_start_page
printer_end_page
printer_create_pen
printer_delete_pen
printer_select_pen
printer_create_brush
printer_delete_brush
printer_select_brush
printer_create_font
printer_delete_font
printer_select_font
printer_logical_fontheight
printer_draw_roundrect
printer_draw_rectangle
printer_draw_elipse
printer_draw_text
printer_draw_line
printer_draw_chord
printer_draw_pie
printer_draw_bmp

6.80.1 printer_open

Description

mixed printer_open([string devicename ])

This function tries to open a connection to the printer devicename, and returns a handle on success or FALSE on failure.

If no parameter was given it tries to open a connection to the default printer (if not specified in php.ini as printer.default_printer, php tries to detect it).

printer_open also starts a device context.

printer_open example

$handle = printer_open("HP Deskjet 930c"); $handle = printer_open();