[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-1571838 ] Error Message Missing

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Bugs item #1571838, was opened at 2006-10-05 20:14
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Category: win32
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Chris Gonnerman (solomoriah)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Error Message Missing

Initial Comment:
I'm running Win98 with Python 2.4.3, and I'm writing a
module to generalize printing under Windows.  I felt
sure that one call wouldn't work on Win98, and sure
enough it didn't:

U:\Source\MSWinPrint>python mswinprint.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "mswinprint.py", line 252, in ?
    doc.begin_document()
  File "mswinprint.py", line 116, in begin_document
    devmode = win32print.GetPrinter(self.hprinter,
8)["pDevMode"]
TypeError: GetPrinter() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)

But I realized I was running build 203, so I upgraded
to build 209, and tried again:

U:\Source\MSWinPrint>python mswinprint.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "mswinprint.py", line 252, in ?
    doc.begin_document()
  File "mswinprint.py", line 116, in begin_document
    devmode = win32print.GetPrinter(self.hprinter,
8)["pDevMode"]
pywintypes.error: (0, 'GetPrinter', 'No error message
is available')

Now, I'm pretty sure the first version behavior is
better than the second.


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>Comment By: Roger Upole (rupole)
Date: 2006-10-05 22:09

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In build 203, win32print.GetPrinter didn't accept an 
information level parm, alway using lvl 2.

According to MSDN, on Win98 only 1,2 and 5 are valid levels 
for GetPrinter.  Apparently the API function isn't setting 
an error code when passed a level that isn't supported on 
98.


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