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  BOOL CreateIC( const char FAR* lpDriverName,
                 const char FAR* lpDeviceName, const char FAR* lpOutput,
                 LPSTR lpInitData );
 
  Parameter      Description
 
  <lpDriverName> Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the
                 MS-DOS filename (without extension) of the device driver
                 (for example, EPSON). You can pass a CString object for
                 this parameter.
 
  <lpDeviceName> Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the
                 name of the specific device to be supported (for example,
                 EPSON FX-80). The <lpDeviceName> parameter is used if the
                 module supports more than one device. You can pass a
                 CString object for this parameter.
 
  <lpOutput>     Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the
                 MS-DOS file or device name for the physical output medium
                 (file or port). You can pass a CString object for this
                 parameter.
 
  <lpInitData>   Points to device-specific initialization data for the
                 device driver. The <lpInitData> parameter must be NULL if
                 the device driver is to use the default initialization
                 (if any) specified by the user through the Control Panel.
                 See CreateDC for the data format for device-specific
                 initialization.
 
  Remarks
 
  Creates an information context for the specified device. The information
  context provides a fast way to get information about the device without
  creating a device context.
 
  MS-DOS device names follow MS-DOS conventions; an ending colon (:) is
  recommended, but optional. Windows strips the terminating colon so that
  a device name ending with a colon is mapped to the same port as the same
  name without a colon. The driver and port names must not contain leading
  or trailing spaces. GDI output functions cannot be used with information
  contexts.
 
  Return Value
 
  TRUE if successful; otherwise FALSE.
 
  See Also
 
  ◄CDC::CreateDC►, ◄::CreateIC►
 
 
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