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reply "Pete Reason" <return inburst.com> writes:
I've only got the free dmc off the web site and it got me started and going
to the wonderful world of the windows API. So Thanks!

However, I would like to compile programs that print using the API (eg:
OpenPrinter(), StartDocPrinter() and so on...). And I believe that I need
the file "winspool.lib".  But this file is not in the "lib" folder. How can
I get this file? Do I need to create it? How?

I did try using the program "lib" to make this file using the common file
"WINSPOOL.DRV". But when I compile I get the errors:

print.obj(print)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _ClosePrinter 4
print.obj(print)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndDocPrinter 4
print.obj(print)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndPagePrinter 4
print.obj(print)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _WritePrinter 16
print.obj(print)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartPagePrinter 4
print.obj(print)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartDocPrinterA 12
print.obj(print)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _OpenPrinterA 12

--- errorlevel 7


-S.
Dec 14 2002
parent reply "Daniel Fazekas" <fds mailbox.hu> writes:
The easiest way of generating the correct up-to-date .LIB files for DMC is
the following:

a) you need the Platform SDK from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdk-full.htm

b) you need access to Visual Studio 6.0 (also known as 98), the bin folder
of Visual C++ 6.0.
You need lib.exe, link.exe and mspdb60.dll (the dll is not originally in the
bin folder, but find it and copy it there; it's in some common shared files
folder)
Note that Visual Studio .NET (7.0) doesn't cut it, as it's LIB and LINK
utility doesn't have the necessary functionality any more. :(

c) you have to get dm812util.zip off the digitalmars site


Now if you have all three, just take the necessary .LIB file from the
platform sdk, and in a two step process:

first run (from VC++ 6.0):
LIB.EXE /CONVERT something.lib

then run (from the dm util package, do NOT use the Borland utility of the
same name!):
COFF2OMF.EXE something.lib

Then just copy the resulting file into DM's lib subfolder, and you should be
golden.

I converted the latest platform sdk to DM's format, it's only 3 MB zipped,
but I suppose neither Digital Mars nor myself am able to legally
redistribute it.


We could talk privately though. ;)

There are also some other ways of creating the correct libs, involving .DEF
files and the IMPLIB utility, but that is far more troublesome.

--
Daniel

"Pete Reason" <return inburst.com> wrote in message
news:athcfl$1c9t$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 I've only got the free dmc off the web site and it got me started and


going

 to the wonderful world of the windows API. So Thanks!

 However, I would like to compile programs that print using the API (eg:
 OpenPrinter(), StartDocPrinter() and so on...). And I believe that I need
 the file "winspool.lib".  But this file is not in the "lib" folder. How


can

 I get this file? Do I need to create it? How?

 I did try using the program "lib" to make this file using the common file
 "WINSPOOL.DRV". But when I compile I get the errors:

 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _ClosePrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndDocPrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndPagePrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _WritePrinter 16
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartPagePrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartDocPrinterA 12
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _OpenPrinterA 12

 --- errorlevel 7


 -S.
Dec 15 2002
parent "rado" <rado mail.bg> writes:
I don't think creating a def file for import library is so difficult, and if
you learn how to do it you will be able to create import lib for every dll
you want.
Basically all you need is to know which dll is exporting that function.
Here are the steps needed to create one:

1. Compile your program
2. Create one blank def file and place in front of it:
LIBRARY "WINSPOOL" ;here comes the name of the dll you are creating the lib
for
EXETYPE NT                             ;
SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS,4.0  ;these are for creating 32bit import lib
EXPORTS                                  ;
3. Copy these Symbol Undefined errors and paste them in the def file
4. Now edit them so the name of export function to be equal to the name of
function you are using:
_ClosePrinter 4=ClosePrinter
_EndDocPrinter 4=EndDocPrinter
_EndPagePrinter 4=EndPagePrinter
_WritePrinter 16=WritePrinter
_StartPagePrinter 4=StartPagePrinter
_StartDocPrinterA 12=StartDocPrinterA
_OpenPrinterA 12=OpenPrinterA
5. This is it. Your def file is ready. Now create the import library:
c:\> implib winspool.lib winspool.def
6. Your library is ready and you can link your program with it. Just keep
your def file as later you may want to add more imports to the library.


"Daniel Fazekas" <fds mailbox.hu> wrote in message
news:ati63c$25b1$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 The easiest way of generating the correct up-to-date .LIB files for DMC is
 the following:

 a) you need the Platform SDK from Microsoft
 http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdk-full.htm

 b) you need access to Visual Studio 6.0 (also known as 98), the bin folder
 of Visual C++ 6.0.
 You need lib.exe, link.exe and mspdb60.dll (the dll is not originally in


the

 bin folder, but find it and copy it there; it's in some common shared


files

 folder)
 Note that Visual Studio .NET (7.0) doesn't cut it, as it's LIB and LINK
 utility doesn't have the necessary functionality any more. :(

 c) you have to get dm812util.zip off the digitalmars site


 Now if you have all three, just take the necessary .LIB file from the
 platform sdk, and in a two step process:

 first run (from VC++ 6.0):
 LIB.EXE /CONVERT something.lib

 then run (from the dm util package, do NOT use the Borland utility of the
 same name!):
 COFF2OMF.EXE something.lib

 Then just copy the resulting file into DM's lib subfolder, and you should


be

 golden.

 I converted the latest platform sdk to DM's format, it's only 3 MB zipped,
 but I suppose neither Digital Mars nor myself am able to legally
 redistribute it.


 We could talk privately though. ;)

 There are also some other ways of creating the correct libs, involving


.DEF

 files and the IMPLIB utility, but that is far more troublesome.

 --
 Daniel

 "Pete Reason" <return inburst.com> wrote in message
 news:athcfl$1c9t$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 I've only got the free dmc off the web site and it got me started and


 going

 to the wonderful world of the windows API. So Thanks!

 However, I would like to compile programs that print using the API (eg:
 OpenPrinter(), StartDocPrinter() and so on...). And I believe that I




need

 the file "winspool.lib".  But this file is not in the "lib" folder. How


 can

 I get this file? Do I need to create it? How?

 I did try using the program "lib" to make this file using the common




file

 "WINSPOOL.DRV". But when I compile I get the errors:

 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _ClosePrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndDocPrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndPagePrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _WritePrinter 16
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartPagePrinter 4
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartDocPrinterA 12
 print.obj(print)
  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _OpenPrinterA 12

 --- errorlevel 7


 -S.
Dec 17 2002