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The DeletePrinterData function deletes specified configuration data for a printer.

A printer’s configuration data consists of a set of named and typed values. The DeletePrinterData function deletes one of these values, specified by its value name.

DWORD DeletePrinterData(

    HANDLE hPrinter,

// handle to printer of interest

    LPTSTR pValueName,

// pointer to null-terminated value name string

   );

Parameters

hPrinter
Handle to the printer whose configuration data is to be deleted.

You obtain this printer handle by calling the OpenPrinter function.

pValueName
Pointer to the null-terminated name of the configuration data value to be deleted.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is ERROR_SUCCESS.

If the function fails, the return value is a Win32 error value.

See Also

EnumPrinterData, GetPrinterData, OpenPrinter, SetPrinter, SetPrinterData