Printing using WIN 32 API/GDI

[lanceTCT]

I'm using visual studio 2008...and I'm trying to link my code to printer in order to print out the name that user key in...so, anyone can teach me how am i able to print out the string name by using textout?

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;
int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrev, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow ){
	PRINTDLG pd;
	memset( &pd, 0, sizeof( pd ) );
	pd.lStructSize = sizeof( pd );
	pd.Flags = PD_RETURNDEFAULT | PD_RETURNDC;

	if( !PrintDlg( &pd ) ){
		MessageBox( NULL, L"PrintDlg( &pd ) failed!", L"Fatal Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR );
		return -1;
	}

	DOCINFO di;
	HDC hPrinter = pd.hDC;

	memset( &di, 0, sizeof( di ) );
	di.cbSize = sizeof( di );
	StartDoc( hPrinter, &di );

		StartPage( hPrinter );
		//print text to printer
		TextOut( hPrinter, 100, 100, L"Hello, World!", 13 );

		EndPage( hPrinter );

	EndDoc( hPrinter );
	DeleteDC( hPrinter );
	return 0;
}

int main(){
	string name;
	cout << "Enter Your Name:";
	getline(cin,name);
	cout << "Please enter you choice <1 = Print , 2 = Exit> :";
	int choice;
	cin >> choice;
	if (choice == 1){}
	if(choice == 2){
		cout<<"Please select 1....because this system is trying to print !!"<<endl;
		return 0;
	}
}

[lanceTCT]

please help me rectify the line 26 and line 42...
line 26 need to print the string name that user key in....
line 42 need to use the print function...but i dunno what should i do..

[webJose]

Why do you have your print routing inside a WinMain() function. WinMain() is the GUI equivalent of main(); it is the entry point for a Windows application. Just rename WinMain() to something else, like bool Print(const string &theNameToPrint) and call that function from your line 42.

Remember to change line 26 to actually print the given name: TextOutA(hPrinter, 100, 100, theNameToPrint.c_str(), -1);. Notice how I changed TextOut to TextOutA. You MUST read my response here http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/general/56526/.

[lanceTCT]

thanksss~~