How To Create a Printer Device Context (DC) in MFC

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Sample Code

// Instantiate a CPrintDialog object.
CPrintDialog dlg(FALSE);

// Retrieve the current printer defaults from the Windows .ini file
// as necessary, or uses the last printer configuration set by the
// user in Print Setup.
CWinApp* app = AfxGetApp();
if (!app->GetPrinterDeviceDefaults(&dlg.m_pd))
    {
    // Fails to create a printer device context for printing because
    // no printer is being installed. Bring up dialog box to alert the
    // users that they need to install a printer.  This step is optional.
    if (app->DoPrintDialog(&dlg) != IDOK)
       return ;
    }

// Creates a printer DC from the DEVMODE and DEVNAMES structures.
if (dlg.CreatePrinterDC() == NULL)
    return ;

// A printer device context (DC) has been created.
// Attach it to a CDC object. The DC is deleted when the CDC
// object goes out of scope.
CDC PrintDC;
PrintDC.Attach(dlg.m_pd.hDC);

// ADD YOUR CODE HERE.