Enumerating remote printers

[Vortex]

Coomand-line tool to list shared printers :

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#include <windows.h>

#include <winspool.h>

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {

    DWORD cbBuf = 0;
    DWORD pcReturned;
    PRINTER_INFO_2 * prinfo;
    BOOL r;
    int rv = 0;
    DWORD i;

    char * err = "The EnumPrinters API could not retrieve printer information.\n";

    if (argc != 2) {
        printf("ListPrinters V1.0 by Vortex\n\nUsage : ListPrinters \\\\server\n");
        return 1;
    }

    EnumPrinters(PRINTER_ENUM_SHARED | PRINTER_ENUM_NAME, argv[1], 2, NULL, 0, & cbBuf, & pcReturned);

    if (!cbBuf) {
        printf("%s", err);
        return 2;
    }

    prinfo = (PRINTER_INFO_2 * )VirtualAlloc(0, cbBuf, MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE);

    if (!prinfo) {
        printf("Memory allocation failed.\n");
        return 3;
    }

    r = EnumPrinters(PRINTER_ENUM_SHARED | PRINTER_ENUM_NAME, argv[1], 2, (LPBYTE) prinfo, cbBuf, & cbBuf, & pcReturned);

    if (!r) {
        printf("%s", err);
        rv = 2;

    } else {

        for (i = 0; i < pcReturned; ++i) {
            printf("%s\n", prinfo[i].pShareName);
        }
    }

    VirtualFree(prinfo, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
    return rv;

}

[John Z]

Command-line tool to list shared printers :

Very neat Vortex!  Thanks!!

Hopefully you won't mind I created a derivative TOTALLY based on your program, to just list Local Printers.   
Attached project zip here. 

John Z

[Vortex]

Hi John,

You are welcome. Thanks for your version.