<div class="content"><p> </p><p><b>RpcAsyncInstallPrinterDriverFromPackage</b> installs a <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_1a48eebd-e72c-494d-b8cb-84dfb7bc3b65" data-linktype="relative-path">printer
driver</a></span> from a <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_1874576f-4b40-4a78-a1f3-9e47b7ce21c9" data-linktype="relative-path">driver package</a></span>.</p><dl>
<dd>
<div><pre> HRESULT RpcAsyncInstallPrinterDriverFromPackage(
   [in] handle_t hRemoteBinding,
   [in, string, unique] const wchar_t* pszServer,
   [in, string, unique] const wchar_t* pszInfPath,
   [in, string] const wchar_t* pszDriverName,
   [in, string] const wchar_t* pszEnvironment,
   [in] DWORD dwFlags
 );
</pre></div>
</dd></dl><p><b>hRemoteBinding: </b>An <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_8a7f6700-8311-45bc-af10-82e10accd331" data-linktype="relative-path">RPC</a></span> explicit binding
handle.</p><p><b>pszServer: </b>A pointer to a string that
specifies the name of the <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_59fb3ddc-63cf-45df-8a90-46a6af9e00cb" data-linktype="relative-path">print server</a></span> on
which to install the printer driver.</p><dl>
<dd>
<p>This string contains the server name that was used
to create the <i>hRemoteBinding</i> parameter. For RPC bind handles, refer to <span><a href="../ms-rpce/290c38b1-92fe-4229-91e6-4fc376610c15" data-linktype="relative-path">[MS-RPCE]</a></span>.
For rules governing server names, refer to <span><a href="../ms-rprn/d42db7d5-f141-4466-8f47-0a4be14e2fc1" data-linktype="relative-path">[MS-RPRN]</a></span>
section <span><a href="../ms-rprn/9b3f8135-7022-4b72-accb-aefcc360c83b" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2.4.16</a></span>.</p>
</dd></dl><p><b>pszInfPath: </b>A pointer to a string that
specifies the path to a driver installation control file that specifies the
printer driver.</p><dl>
<dd>
<p>This control file MAY<a id="Appendix_A_Target_11"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 11" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_11" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;11&gt;</a> be used
to install the driver on a target system. For rules governing path names, refer
to [MS-RPRN] section <span><a href="../ms-rprn/1d75f622-d07c-45cc-bf1e-a6191e408516" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2.4.9</a></span>.</p>
</dd></dl><p><b>pszDriverName: </b>A pointer to a string that
specifies the name of the printer driver.</p><p><b>pszEnvironment: </b>A pointer to a string that
specifies the environment name for which the printer driver is installed. For
rules governing environment names, refer to [MS-RPRN] section <span><a href="../ms-rprn/ad775893-8a19-4786-ab46-34731f52d1af" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2.4.4</a></span>.</p><p><b>dwFlags: </b>A bitfield that specifies the options
for installing printer driver files from a driver package.</p><dl>
<dd>
<table><thead>
  <tr>
   <th>
   <p>Value</p>
   </th>
   <th>
   <p>Meaning</p>
   </th>
  </tr>
 </thead><tbody><tr>
  <td>
  <p>0x00000000</p>
  </td>
  <td>
  <p>Only the files that will not overwrite files with a
  newer version SHOULD be installed.</p>
  </td>
 </tr><tr>
  <td>
  <p>IPDFP_COPY_ALL_FILES</p>
  <p>0x00000001</p>
  </td>
  <td>
  <p>All files SHOULD be installed, even if doing so would
  overwrite some newer versions.</p>
  </td>
 </tr></tbody></table>
</dd>
<dd>
<p>All other bits SHOULD be set to
zero by the client and MUST be ignored by the server upon receipt.</p>
</dd></dl><p><b>Return Values: </b>This method returns either an <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_799103ab-b3cb-4eab-8c55-322821b2b235" data-linktype="relative-path">HRESULT</a></span>
success value (<span><a href="../ms-erref/1bc92ddf-b79e-413c-bbaa-99a5281a6c90" data-linktype="relative-path">[MS-ERREF]</a></span>
section <span><a href="../ms-erref/0642cb2f-2075-4469-918c-4441e69c548a" data-linktype="relative-path">2.1</a></span>)
or an HRESULT error value to indicate failure.</p><p><b>Exceptions Thrown:</b> This method MUST NOT throw any
exceptions other than those that are thrown by the underlying RPC protocol
[MS-RPCE].</p><p><b>Parameter Validation Requirements:</b> Upon receiving
this method call, the server MUST validate parameters as follows:</p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>The string pointed to by the <i>pszInfPath</i> parameter contains
a valid path name; otherwise the server returns ERROR_INVALID PARAMETER.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>The string pointed to by the <i>pszEnvironment</i> parameter
specifies one of the supported environment names on this server for that type
of driver; otherwise the server returns ERROR_INVALID_ENVIRONMENT.</p>
</li></ul><p>The print server SHOULD<a id="Appendix_A_Target_12"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 12" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_12" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;12&gt;</a> perform
the following additional validation steps:</p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that, if the printer driver specified by the client has
a driver version of 0x00000004 (<i>cVersion</i> in [MS-RPRN] section <span><a href="../ms-rprn/4464eaf0-f34f-40d5-b970-736437a21913" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2.1.3.1</a></span>),
the driver package specified by the printer client contains exactly one <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_566759dc-6e10-4b36-b710-f4296c1fbc83" data-linktype="relative-path">printer
driver manifest</a></span> for the printer driver and the printer driver
manifest conforms to the implementation-specific rules governing the format of
printer driver manifests; otherwise, the server returns
ERROR_INVALID_PRINTER_DRIVER_MANIFEST.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that, if the printer driver specified by the client is a
<span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_3101a6be-4528-4314-afe4-ea9d26a106eb" data-linktype="relative-path">derived
printer driver</a></span>, either the <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_f4048a04-2516-44fc-ba42-2b5bee2782d5" data-linktype="relative-path">class printer driver</a></span>
on which the derived printer driver depends is already installed on the print
server, or a driver package containing the class printer driver is installed in
the print server&#39;s <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_55d56bf9-1542-43e4-b603-2e08ad5cdd3f" data-linktype="relative-path">driver store</a></span>, or the
print server can locate a driver package containing the class printer driver
through some other implementation-specific mechanism;<a id="Appendix_A_Target_13"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 13" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_13" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;13&gt;</a> otherwise, the server returns
ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRINTER_DRIVER. This HRESULT error code is constructed by using
the HRESULT from WIN32 Error Code Macro ([MS-ERREF] section <span><a href="../ms-erref/0c0bcf55-277e-4120-b5dc-f6115fc8dc38" data-linktype="relative-path">2.1.2</a></span>)
on the 16-bit Win32 value for this error ([MS-ERREF] section <span><a href="../ms-erref/18d8fbe8-a967-4f1c-ae50-99ca8e491d2d" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2</a></span>).</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that any files referenced in the driver installation
control file specified by the print client or in the printer driver manifest in
the driver package specified by the print client are present on the print
server; otherwise, the server returns ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that, if the printer driver specified by the client has
a driver version of 0x00000003 (<i>cVersion</i> parameter in [MS-RPRN] section
2.2.1.3.1), the string pointed to by the <i>pszEnvironment</i> parameter is not
&#34;Windows ARM&#34;; otherwise, the server returns ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED.</p>
</li></ul><p>If the installation requested by the print client is a <span><a href="a98de8d9-8e9e-4cd7-92f7-f9269206a41e#gt_642a4e0f-a3c9-4641-9b63-e622b46d490b" data-linktype="relative-path">printer
driver upgrade</a></span> and the new printer driver has a driver version of
0x00000003, the print server SHOULD perform the following additional validation
steps:</p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that the currently installed printer driver is not a
class printer driver.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that if the currently installed printer driver has a
driver version of 0x00000004, the currently installed printer driver does not
have a newer driver date, or if the driver dates are the same, the currently
installed printer driver does not have a newer manufacturer-provided driver
version number.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that if the currently installed printer driver has a
driver version of 0x00000004, there are no printers on the print server that
are shared and also use the currently installed printer driver.</p>
</li></ul><p>If this validation fails, the print server returns
ERROR_PRINTER_DRIVER_BLOCKED.<a id="Appendix_A_Target_14"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 14" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_14" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;14&gt;</a></p><p>If the installation requested by the print client is a
printer driver upgrade and the new printer driver has a driver version of
0x00000004, the print server SHOULD perform the following additional validation
steps:</p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that, if the currently installed printer driver is a
class printer driver, the new printer driver is also a class printer driver.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that, unless the currently installed printer driver is
not a class printer driver and the new printer driver is a class printer
driver, the currently installed printer driver does not have a newer driver
date than the new printer driver, or, if the driver dates are the same, that
the currently installed printer driver does not have a newer
manufacturer-provided driver version number.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Validate that, if there are one or more printers on the print
server that are shared and also use the currently installed printer driver, the
new printer driver does not indicate that printers using that printer driver
cannot be shared.</p>
</li></ul><p>If this validation fails, the print server returns S_FALSE.<a id="Appendix_A_Target_15"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 15" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_15" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;15&gt;</a></p><p>If parameter validation fails, the server MUST fail the operation
immediately and return a nonzero error response to the client.</p><p>For general information about driver installation control
files, see <span><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=842371" data-linktype="external">[MSDN-INFS]</a></span>.
For printer-specific information about printer-driver installation control
files, see <span><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90066" data-linktype="external">[MSDN-PRNINF]</a></span>.</p><p><b>Processing and Response Requirements:</b> If parameter
validation succeeds, the server MUST process the method call by:</p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Installing a printer driver from the driver package that is
located in the print server&#39;s driver store, using an implementation-specific
mechanism to determine the Boolean values of each of the attributes of the
printer driver object.<a id="Appendix_A_Target_16"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 16" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_16" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;16&gt;</a> If the
printer driver is a derived printer driver and the class printer driver on
which the derived printer driver depends is not currently installed, the print
server MUST first install the class printer driver. If a driver package
containing the class printer driver on which the derived printer driver depends
is also located in the print server&#39;s driver store, the print server SHOULD
install the class printer driver from the driver package that contains it. If a
driver package containing the class printer driver is not located in the print
server&#39;s driver store but the print server can locate a driver package
containing the class printer driver through some other implementation-specific
mechanism,<a id="Appendix_A_Target_17"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 17" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_17" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;17&gt;</a> the print server SHOULD install
the driver package containing the class printer driver and then SHOULD install
the class printer driver from that driver package.<a id="Appendix_A_Target_18"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 18" href="d3e1685c-9f7c-4e09-9538-e81034bac916#Appendix_A_18" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;18&gt;</a></p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>Returning the status of the operation.</p>
</li></ul><p>If the operation is successful, the server MUST install the
printer driver from the driver package before returning the response.</p></div>