PrintDlg
E724285
PrintDlg is a Windows common dialog box API function that displays and manages the standard print dialog for selecting printers and print options.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PrintDlg canonical | 3 |
| PrintDlgEx | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PrintDlg Context triple: [Comdlg32, providesAPI, PrintDlg]
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A.
AirPrint
AirPrint is Apple's wireless printing technology that lets iOS and macOS devices print directly to compatible printers without needing additional drivers or software.
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B.
Printer Access Protocol
Printer Access Protocol is a network printing protocol used in AppleTalk environments to manage communication between computers and printers.
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C.
Printer Command Language
Printer Command Language is a page description language developed by Hewlett-Packard that defines how printers interpret and render text and graphics on a page.
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D.
HP ePrint
HP ePrint is a cloud-based mobile printing service from HP that lets users print documents and photos to compatible printers via email or the internet without needing a direct connection.
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E.
Network-aware Print Manager
Network-aware Print Manager is a Windows for Workgroups utility that manages and coordinates printing tasks across networked printers and shared print resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PrintDlg Target entity description: PrintDlg is a Windows common dialog box API function that displays and manages the standard print dialog for selecting printers and print options.
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A.
AirPrint
AirPrint is Apple's wireless printing technology that lets iOS and macOS devices print directly to compatible printers without needing additional drivers or software.
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B.
Printer Access Protocol
Printer Access Protocol is a network printing protocol used in AppleTalk environments to manage communication between computers and printers.
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C.
Printer Command Language
Printer Command Language is a page description language developed by Hewlett-Packard that defines how printers interpret and render text and graphics on a page.
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D.
HP ePrint
HP ePrint is a cloud-based mobile printing service from HP that lets users print documents and photos to compatible printers via email or the internet without needing a direct connection.
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E.
Network-aware Print Manager
Network-aware Print Manager is a Windows for Workgroups utility that manages and coordinates printing tasks across networked printers and shared print resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows API function
ⓘ
common dialog box function ⓘ print dialog function ⓘ |
| belongsToLibrary |
Comdlg32.dll
ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
|
| callingConvention | WINAPI ⓘ |
| canCreate |
information context
ⓘ
printer device context ⓘ |
| category |
Common Dialog Box Library API
ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
|
| declaredInHeader | commdlg.h ⓘ |
| definedIn |
Win32 API
ⓘ
Windows API ⓘ
linked to:
Win32 API
|
| dialogType | print dialog ⓘ |
| errorRetrievalFunction | CommDlgExtendedError ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Windows 3.1
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows 3.x
|
| parameter | LPPRINTDLG lppd ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| primaryPurpose | display standard print dialog ⓘ |
| relatedFunction |
ChoosePrinter
ⓘ
PageSetupDlg ⓘ PrintDlgEx ⓘ
linked to:
PrintDlg
|
| returnsOnFailure | zero ⓘ |
| returnsOnSuccess | nonzero ⓘ |
| returnType | BOOL ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose |
allow user to select printer
ⓘ
allow user to set print options ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
PrintDlgEx
ⓘ
linked to:
PrintDlg
|
| supportsFeature |
collation selection
ⓘ
number of copies selection ⓘ page range selection ⓘ print to file option ⓘ |
| supportsFlag |
PD_ALLPAGES
ⓘ
PD_COLLATE ⓘ PD_DISABLEPRINTTOFILE ⓘ PD_ENABLEPRINTHOOK ⓘ PD_ENABLEPRINTTEMPLATE ⓘ PD_ENABLESETUPHOOK ⓘ PD_ENABLESETUPTEMPLATE ⓘ PD_HIDEPRINTTOFILE ⓘ PD_NOPAGENUMS ⓘ PD_NOSELECTION ⓘ PD_PAGENUMS ⓘ PD_PRINTSETUP ⓘ PD_PRINTTOFILE ⓘ PD_RETURNDC ⓘ PD_RETURNIC ⓘ PD_SELECTION ⓘ PD_USEDEVMODECOPIESANDCOLLATE ⓘ |
| threadingRequirement | must be called from thread with message loop ⓘ |
| usesHandle |
HDC
ⓘ
HINSTANCE ⓘ HWND ⓘ |
| usesStructure |
DEVMODE
ⓘ
DEVNAMES ⓘ HGLOBAL ⓘ PRINTDLG ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: PrintDlg Description of subject: PrintDlg is a Windows common dialog box API function that displays and manages the standard print dialog for selecting printers and print options.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: PrintDlg
linked to: PrintDlg
linked to: PrintDlg