Microsoft KB Archive/68117

INF: DrawText Is Not Valid in a Windows Metafile ID Number: Q68117

3.00 WINDOWS docerr

Summary:

Chapter 9 of the “Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference Volume 2” version 3.0 lists the valid GDI functions that an application can use in a metafile. However, on page 9-17, DrawText is incorrectly listed as a valid function. DrawText is not a valid metafile function and there are no plans at present to change this.

Some printers can only support metafile functions. For a complete description of the problems related to using nonmetafile functions on banding devices, please query on the following words:

prod(winsdk) GDI and banding and printers