How to query the printer about out of paper or paper jam or any other error
message.
I have written a print application which does the printing.
VB.Net and .Net Framework 1.1. Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 2000
Server.
Thank you,
Pete

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Ken
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Hi,

        Sorry about that I posted the answer to the wrong question.

Take a look at the WMI win32_printer class.  There is a Detected Error State
property which contains the info you are looking for

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/win32_printer.asp

        Dim arErrorInfo() = _
            {"Unknown", "Unknown", "Other", "No Error", _
             "Low Paper", "No Paper", "Low Toner", _
             "No Toner", "Door Open", "Jammed", "Offline", _
             "Service Requested", "Output Bin Full"}

        Dim moReturn As Management.ManagementObjectCollection
        Dim moSearch As Management.ManagementObjectSearcher
        Dim mo As Management.ManagementObject

        moSearch = New Management.ManagementObjectSearcher("Select * from
Win32_Printer")

        moReturn = moSearch.Get

        For Each mo In moReturn
            Dim strOut As String
            Dim intError As Integer = CInt(mo("DetectedErrorState"))
            strOut = String.Format("Name {0} - {1}", mo("Name"),
arErrorInfo(intError))
            Trace.WriteLine(strOut)
        Next


Ken
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