beginner stuff

Patrick · 30-05-2002 09:55AM #1

I'm really just starting coding atm. I hope to learn alot in the summer. Busy with exams next week atm

but anyway I have done a bit of C and the very very basics of python. I think it's python I'll continue

I've been trying to think of ways to practise what I learn. One such program a person I know wants to write in C is one that does the following:
Prints out files. This may seems a bit vague but it's all for practise.

What I want to know is how do you get C to print stuff to the printer?

Ruaidhri · 30-05-2002 03:34PM

there's a good tutorial on c at {snip} ok enough is enough

seamus · 30-05-2002 03:36PM

Whoop, edit that, someone has changed ****. Still sucks though.......that's not very nice Ruaidhri

photty · 30-05-2002 03:42PM

You will need to learn about the platform that you're program will run on. In order to access hardware you must use the operating systems API. C alone does not contain anything platform specific so you need to use the OS librarys.

This will probably be win32 in you're case. What you need is a windows compiler (any MSVC++ or Borland will do) and the Windows Platform SDK documentation. In the GDI section theres information about how to interface to a printer.

Have a mooch around here for more info about writing windows programs.

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