Printing Process

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Printing Process


 

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The PDF-XChange Drivers API is supplied as an ActiveX component that enables the control of the virtual printing element from our virtual printer, PDF-XChange Standard. Developers can embed the functionality of the virtual printer within their applications. The following process takes place when printing PDF documents in developers' applications:

 

1. A new instance of the virtual printer is created via the IPXCControlEx interface. See here for further information.

 

2. The virtual printer (which will display as an IPXCPrinter interface) is used to set up properties for printing documents. See here for a list of available properties and their parameters.

 

3. Documents are printed via the virtual printer (from either the developer's application or a third-party application run from within the application).

 

4. The virtual printer instance is closed and deleted.