[WinPrnDev] Re: Language Monitor2 problems

On Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 01:57:29PM -0600, Rocky Harting wrote:
> DOH, now I feel stupid! I guess it all depends on where in the DDK a person
> reads from.  I just found an area that says its required.

Which part shows it as optional (link?) - this is worth trying to get
it fixed. 

Steve


> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:winprndev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rocky Harting
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 12:55 PM
> To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [WinPrnDev] Re: Language Monitor2 problems
> 
> 
> Thank you for your help.  That's just what I was attempting this morning.
> It appears that Language Monitors require the "ShutDown" function, even
> though the DDK falsely claims that function is optional.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: winprndev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:winprndev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Friedl
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:53 AM
> To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [WinPrnDev] Re: Language Monitor2 problems
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 09:09:00AM -0600, Rocky Harting wrote:
> > I've been trying to convert our printer language monitor to use
> > InitializePrintMonitor2 from using the old InitializePrintMonitor
> function.
> > The WHQL document states that in order to get our driver signed, we need
> to
> > be using MONITOR2.
> > I'm not doing a port monitor, just language monitor only.  The language
> > monitor should use standard localmon or usbmon.
> > I'm sure that I have everything correct, but when I install the updated
> > driver using the "add printer wizard", I receive the error message: "The
> > specified print monitor does not have the required functions". I've
> checked
> > over and over again and I don't see what is missing. According to the WDK,
> I
> > am supplying all required functions.
> > I know that my DLLEntry is being called, and I know that my new
> > InitializePrintMonitor2 is being called.
> > Here is my Monitor2 structure:
> > MONITOR2 Monitor2 = {
> >     sizeof(MONITOR2),
> >     NULL,                           // EnumPorts not supported
> >     NULL,                           // OpenPort  not supported
> >     lmOpenPortEx,
> >     lmStartDocPort,
> >     lmWritePort,
> >     lmReadPort,
> >     lmEndDocPort,
> >     lmClosePort,
> >     NULL,                           // AddPort not supported
> >     NULL,                           // AddPortEx not supported
> >     NULL,                           // ConfigurePort not supported
> >     NULL,                           // DeletePort not supported
> >     lmGetPrinterDataFromPort,       // GetPrinterDataFromPort,
> >     NULL,                           // SetPortTimeOuts not supported
> >     NULL,                           // XcvOpenPort not supported
> >     NULL,                           // XcvDataPort not supported
> >     NULL,                           // XcvClosePort not supported
> >     NULL,                           // ShutDown not supported
> >     NULL                            // SendRecvBidi not supported (not in
> > Win 2000?)
> > };
> >
> > I just added "lmGetPrinterDataFromPort", even though I don't use it.  I
> > added it because I thought maybe there was a mistake in the WDK
> > documentation that said it was optional.
> 
> I don't know which functions it's not happy with, but why not make
> up some dummy functions and populate them all: see which one makes the error
> go away?
> 
> 
> >
> > I've stripped down InitializePrintMonitor2 to do basically nothing but
> > return the address of the above structure.
> >
> > Thanks if you can help.  I've been stuck for several days on this.
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Questions? First check the UndocPrint pages at
> http://www.undocprint.org/winspool
> >
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