LabWindows/CVI 9.0 base linking winspool.drv

[YL_2009]

Hi all,

I use the PrintTextFile function to print messages and would like to warn users if for whatever reason the printer does not print.  I have some code that check for printer error but I have to use windows SDK.

I notice that CVI base does not come with Win32 API's.  I have installed Windows SDK from Microsoft and linked the winspool.lib library to my code.  The software works great on my machine, but when I install the software on another machine, it complained missing a function from dll library and quits.  (Don't remember the exact error message now).

Is this a windows related error or CVI linking error?  Can I link dll library from Windows SDK?

Thanks in advance,

YL

[EadieU]

The code is already compiled, so it's not a linking error.  What is the exact error message? 

On the development machine, you can check which dependencies are being loaded by setting a breakpoint in your code and going to Window»Modules. Check if those DLLs exist on the target machine. 

[YL_2009 · Accepted solution]

I get this error "The procedure entry point RegisterForPrintAsyncNoticifations could not be located in the dynamic link library WINSPOOL.DRV".

When I was checking for dependencies on my development machine, I did not see any other DLL loaded up other than my executable.  I dig a little and found out that I added winspool.lib into my executable.  When I removed this library from my executable, the error went away.

Thanks Mark.

YL