IBidiSpl::BindDevice method (bidispl.h)

The BindDevice method binds a printer to a bidi request. This method is similar to the OpenPrinter function.

Syntax

HRESULT BindDevice(
  [in] const LPCWSTR pszDeviceName,
  [in] const DWORD   dwAccess
);

[in] pszDeviceName

A pointer to a null-terminated string that contains name of the printer or print server. If NULL, it indicates the local printer server.

[in] dwAccess

The access privileges for the printer. This parameter can be one of the following values.

Value	Description
BIDI_ACCESS_ADMINISTRATOR	Permits users to perform all administrative tasks and basic printing operations except for SYNCHRONIZE. This is the same as PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS in OpenPrinter.
BIDI_ACCESS_USER	Permits users to perform basic printing operations. This is the same as PRINTER_ACCESS_USE in OpenPrinter.

The method returns one of the following values. For more information about COM error codes, see COM Error Codes.

Value	Description
S_OK	The operation was successfully carried out.
E_HANDLE	The interface handle was invalid.
None of the above	The HRESULT contains an error code corresponding to the last error.