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IPrintOemPS::PublishDriverInterface method (prcomoem.h)

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The IPrintOemPS::PublishDriverInterface method allows a rendering plug-in for Pscript5 to obtain the Pscript5 driver's IPrintCorePS2, IPrintOemDriverPS, or IPrintCoreHelperPS interface.

Syntax

HRESULT PublishDriverInterface(
  IUnknown *pIUnknown
);

Parameters

pIUnknown

Caller-supplied pointer to the IUnknown interface of the driver's IPrintCorePS2 COM Interface, IPrintOemDriverPS COM Interface, or IPrintCoreHelperPS Interface.

Return value

The method must return one of the following values.

Return code Description
S_OK
 The operation succeeded.
E_FAIL
 The operation failed

Remarks

The Pscript5 driver supports the IPrintCorePS2, IPrintOemDriverPS, and IPrintCoreHelperPS interfaces. A rendering plug-in for Pscript5 must implement the IPrintOemPS::PublishDriverInterface method. The method should return information on its supported Pscript5 interfaces as follows:

  1. The Pscript5 driver first calls the IPrintOemPS::PublishDriverInterface method with the pIUnknown pointer set to the IPrintCorePS2 instance's IUnknown interface. If the rendering plug-in is able to use the IPrintCorePS2 interface, the method must return S_OK. Otherwise, the plug-in should return E_FAIL.
  2. If the plug-in has returned E_FAIL, the Pscript5 driver calls the IPrintOemPS::PublishDriverInterface method again, but with the pIUnknown pointer set to the IPrintOemDriverPS instance's IUnknown interface. If the plug-in is able to use the IPrintOemDriverPS interface, the method must return S_OK. Otherwise, the plug-in should return E_FAIL.
  3. If the plug-in's IPrintOemPS::GetInfo method has returned a value of OEMPUBLISH_IPRINTCOREHELPER in pBuffer in response to a call with dwMode set to OEMGI_GETREQUESTEDHELPERINTERFACES in pBuffer, the Pscript5 driver calls the IPrintOemPS::PublishDriverInterface method again, but with the pIUnknown pointer set to an object that implements the IPrintCoreHelperPS and IPrintCoreHelper interfaces. If the plug-in retains a pointer to the object interface, the method should return S_OK. Otherwise, the method should return E_FAIL.
If the plug-in fails all calls to IPrintOemPS::PublishDriverInterface, the plug-in will not receive further calls. If the plug-in will be calling IPrintCorePS2, IPrintOemDriverPS, or IPrintCoreHelperPS interface methods, it must use the received IUnknown interface pointer to call IUnknown::QueryInterface (described in the Microsoft Windows SDK documentation) in order to obtain a pointer to the driver's supported version of the IPrintCorePS2, IPrintOemDriverPS, or IPrintCoreHelperPS interface. For more information, see Accessing Printer Driver Interfaces from Plug-Ins.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Target Platform Desktop
Header prcomoem.h (include Prcomoem.h)

See also

IPrintOemPS

IPrintOemPS::GetInfo