[WinPrnDev] Re: Language Monitor2 problems
- From: Steve Friedl <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:43:50 -0700
On Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 04:33:22PM -0600, Rocky Harting wrote:
> Here is where it says it is both required and optional.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms802175.aspx
>
> It does state in the headline "The following table lists the
> functions that a language monitor must define", and it lists "ShutDown" in
> the table below it, but then says it is optional in italic print in the
> description column.
Well I just added Community Content for this - hopefully the next guy
won't trip across it like you did.
Which OS have you observed this behavior on?
> The documentation on ShutDown is sparse, all I can find is the function
> description. I'm not really sure what to do in my ShutDown function. When
> does the spooler call ShutDown (i.e. what conditions)? Will the spooler
> call ClosePort first? Can the spooler detach the language monitor DLL
> without calling ShutDown? (i.e. can I guarantee that ShutDown will always be
> called?)
It says that it's required for Cluster support, so I wonder if that's any
real clue. Are there any language monitor samples in the DDK ?
Steve
> -----Original Message-----
> From: winprndev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:winprndev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Friedl
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:22 PM
> To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [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-----
> > From: winprndev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [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.
> > >
> > >
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