Printer status

How do I get the printer's status - busy, printing, out of paper etc?

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Ex. Datis: Duncan Jones
Merrion Computing Ltd
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'this may give an idea about jobs in the queue.
'However, about being out of paper or other similar "errors", I do not know
' how to handle. Maybe looking at printer.errors ?

private Declare Function OpenPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "OpenPrinterA" (byval pPrinterName as string, phPrinter as Long, pDefault as Any) as Long
private Declare Function ClosePrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (byval hPrinter as Long) as Long
private Declare Function EnumJobs Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "EnumJobsA" (byval hPrinter as Long, byval FirstJob as Long, byval NoJobs as Long, byval Level as Long, pJob as Any, byval cdBuf as Long, pcbNeeded as Long, pcReturned as Long) as Long
private Sub Form_Load()
'KPD-Team 2001
'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
'E-Mail: [email protected]
Dim hPrinter as Long, lNeeded as Long, lReturned as Long
Dim lJobCount as Long
OpenPrinter Printer.DeviceName, hPrinter, byval 0&
EnumJobs hPrinter, 0, 99, 1, byval 0&, 0, lNeeded, lReturned
If lNeeded > 0 then
ReDim byteJobsBuffer(lNeeded - 1) as Byte
EnumJobs hPrinter, 0, 99, 1, byteJobsBuffer(0), lNeeded, lNeeded, lReturned
If lReturned > 0 then
lJobCount = lReturned
else
lJobCount = 0
End If
else
lJobCount = 0
End If
ClosePrinter hPrinter
MsgBox "Jobs in printer queue: " + CStr(lJobCount), vbInformation
End Sub




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I got it - but it's a lot of stuff....

see http://www.merrioncomputing.com/Prog...rintStatus.htm

..and now I'm off on holiday....
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do you realise that this wouldn't work if you got no print job ?? i.e. it always return OK status if you don't have any print job ??


HTH

cksiow
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The code below works. I have only some problems with the status. It seems not correspond with microsoft constante declaration. I'm still working.

It's certainly not the best way to code...
so comments are welcome and thanks for people who will help me to become better ;-)

Option Explicit

'*************************************************************************************************
'constants declaration
'*************************************************************************************************
'Constants for DEVMODE structure
Private Const CCHDEVICENAME = 32
Private Const CCHFORMNAME = 32

'Constants for DesiredAccess member of PRINTER_DEFAULTS
Private Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = &HF0000
Private Const PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER = &H4
Private Const PRINTER_ACCESS_USE = &H8
Private Const PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS = (STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED Or PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER Or PRINTER_ACCESS_USE)

'Constant that goes into PRINTER_INFO_5 Attributes member
'to set it as default
Private Const PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_DEFAULT = 4
Private Const ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER = &H122

'constante pour l'état des job
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_BUSY = &H200
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_DOOR_OPEN = &H400000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_ERROR = &H2
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_INITIALIZING = &H8000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_IO_ACTIVE = &H100
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_MANUAL_FEED = &H20
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_NO_TONER = &H40000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE = &H1000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_OFFLINE = &H80
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY = &H200000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_OUTPUT_BIN_FULL = &H800
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PAGE_PUNT = &H80000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_JAM = &H8
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_OUT = &H10
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_PROBLEM = &H40
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PAUSED = &H1
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PENDING_DELETION = &H4
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PRINTING = &H400
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_PROCESSING = &H4000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_TONER_LOW = &H20000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_USER_INTERVENTION = &H100000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_WAITING = &H2000
Private Const PRINTER_STATUS_WARMING_UP = &H10000


'*************************************************************************************************
'Data structure
'*************************************************************************************************
'Data structure contains information about the device initialization
'and environment of a printer
Private Type DEVMODE
dmDeviceName As String * CCHDEVICENAME
dmSpecVersion As Integer
dmDriverVersion As Integer
dmSize As Integer
dmDriverExtra As Integer
dmFields As Long
dmOrientation As Integer
dmPaperSize As Integer
dmPaperLength As Integer
dmPaperWidth As Integer
dmScale As Integer
dmCopies As Integer
dmDefaultSource As Integer
dmPrintQuality As Integer
dmColor As Integer
dmDuplex As Integer
dmYResolution As Integer
dmTTOption As Integer
dmCollate As Integer
dmFormName As String * CCHFORMNAME
dmLogPixels As Integer
dmBitsPerPel As Long
dmPelsWidth As Long
dmPelsHeight As Long
dmDisplayFlags As Long
dmDisplayFrequency As Long
dmICMMethod As Long 'Windows 95 only
dmICMIntent As Long 'Windows 95 only
dmMediaType As Long 'Windows 95 only
dmDitherType As Long 'Windows 95 only
dmReserved1 As Long 'Windows 95 only
dmReserved2 As Long 'Windows 95 only
End Type

'Data structure specifies detailed printer information.
Private Type PRINTER_INFO_5
pPrinterName As String
pPortName As String
Attributes As Long
DeviceNotSelectedTimeout As Long
TransmissionRetryTimeout As Long
End Type

'Data structure specifies the default data type, environment,
'initialization data, and access rights for a printer.
Private Type PRINTER_DEFAULTS
pDatatype As Long
pDevMode As DEVMODE
DesiredAccess As Long
End Type

Private Type SYSTEMTIME
wYear As Integer
wMonth As Integer
wDayOfWeek As Integer
wDay As Integer
wHour As Integer
wMinute As Integer
wSecond As Integer
wMilliseconds As Integer
End Type

Private Type TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION
Bias As Long
StandardName(32) As Integer
StandardDate As SYSTEMTIME
StandardBias As Long
DaylightName(32) As Integer
DaylightDate As SYSTEMTIME
DaylightBias As Long
End Type

'*************************************************************************************************
'Windows Win32 APIs declaration section
'*************************************************************************************************
'Function retrieves a handle identifying the specified printer or print server
Private Declare Function OpenPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" _
Alias "OpenPrinterA" _
(ByVal pPrinterName As String, _
phPrinter As Long, _
pDefault As PRINTER_DEFAULTS) As Long

Private Declare Function EnumJobs Lib "winspool.drv" Alias "EnumJobsA" _
(ByVal hPrinter As Long, _
ByVal FirstJob As Long, _
ByVal NoJobs As Long, _
ByVal Level As Long, _
pJob As Long, _
ByVal cdBuf As Long, _
pcbNeeded As Long, _
pcReturned As Long) As Long


'Function closes the specified printer object
Private Declare Function ClosePrinter Lib "winspool.drv" _
(ByVal hPrinter As Long) As Long

'Function copies a string to a buffer
Private Declare Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "lstrcpyA" _
(ByVal lpString1 As String, _
ByVal lpString2 As Any) As Long

Private Declare Function SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime Lib "kernel32" _
(lpTimeZoneInformation As TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION, _
lpUniversalTime As SYSTEMTIME, _
lpLocalTime As SYSTEMTIME) As Long

Private Declare Function GetTimeZoneInformation Lib "kernel32" _
(lpTimeZoneInformation As TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION) As Long


'*************************************************************************************************
'private variables
'*************************************************************************************************
Private JI1() As Variant
Private nombreJobSpooles As Long

'*************************************************************************************************
'Class properties section !
'*************************************************************************************************
Public Property Get JobsInfo() As Variant()
JobsInfo = JI1
End Property

Public Property Get NbJobs() As Long
NbJobs = nombreJobSpooles
End Property
'*************************************************************************************************
'user functions
'*************************************************************************************************
'copy long (pointer) to string
Private Function PtrCtoVbString(Add As Long) As String
Dim sTemp As String * 512, X As Long

X = lstrcpy(sTemp, Add)
If (InStr(1, sTemp, Chr(0)) = 0) Then
PtrCtoVbString = ""
Else
PtrCtoVbString = Left(sTemp, InStr(1, sTemp, Chr(0)) - 1)
End If
End Function


'*****************************************************
'get printer jobs
'*****************************************************
Public Function getjobsPrinter(ByVal deviceName As String) As Boolean
Dim X As Long
Dim pcbNeeded
Dim t() As Long
Dim i As Integer
Dim handle As Long
Dim pd As PRINTER_DEFAULTS

' set the PRINTER_DEFAULTS members
pd.pDatatype = 0&
pd.DesiredAccess = PRINTER_ACCESS_USE

'Printer handle
X = OpenPrinter(deviceName, handle, pd)
If X = False Then
getjobsPrinter = False
Exit Function
End If

'space needs
X = EnumJobs(handle, 0, &HFFFFFFFF, 2, ByVal 0&, pcbNeeded, pcbNeeded, nombreJobSpooles)
If Err.LastDllError <> 122 Then
ClosePrinter (handle)
getjobsPrinter = False
Exit Function
End If

'there is some jobs in spool?
If pcbNeeded > 0 Then
'allocate space
ReDim t(0 To (pcbNeeded / 4) + 3)
'récupération des job
X = EnumJobs(handle, 0, &HFFFFFFFF, 2, t(0), pcbNeeded, pcbNeeded, nombreJobSpooles)
If X = False Then
ClosePrinter (handle)
getjobsPrinter = False
Exit Function
End If
End If

ReDim JI1(nombreJobSpooles, 26)

For i = 0 To nombreJobSpooles - 1
JI1(i, 0) = t(0 + (i * 26)) 'jobid
JI1(i, 1) = PtrCtoVbString(t(1 + (i * 26))) 'pprintername
JI1(i, 2) = PtrCtoVbString(t(2 + (i * 26))) 'pmachineame
JI1(i, 3) = PtrCtoVbString(t(3 + (i * 26))) 'pusername
JI1(i, 4) = PtrCtoVbString(t(4 + (i * 26))) 'pdocument
JI1(i, 5) = PtrCtoVbString(t(5 + (i * 26))) 'pnotifyname
JI1(i, 6) = PtrCtoVbString(t(6 + (i * 26))) 'pdatatype
JI1(i, 7) = PtrCtoVbString(t(7 + (i * 26))) 'pPrintProcessor
JI1(i, 8) = PtrCtoVbString(t(8 + (i * 26))) 'pParameters
JI1(i, 9) = PtrCtoVbString(t(9 + (i * 26))) 'pDrivername
JI1(i, 10) = "" 'PtrCtoVbString(t(10 + (i * 26))) 'pDevMode
JI1(i, 11) = PtrCtoVbString(t(11 + (i * 26))) 'pstatus
JI1(i, 12) = "" 'PtrCtoVbString(t(12 + (i * 26))) 'psécurity
'set Printer Status
Select Case t(13 + (i * 26))
Case PRINTER_STATUS_BUSY
JI1(i, 13) = "Occupé"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_DOOR_OPEN
JI1(i, 13) = "Porte Ouverte"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_ERROR
JI1(i, 13) = "Erreur"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_INITIALIZING
JI1(i, 13) = "Initialisation"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_IO_ACTIVE
JI1(i, 13) = "E/S Actif"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_MANUAL_FEED
JI1(i, 13) = "Manual Feed"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_NO_TONER
JI1(i, 13) = "Pas de toner"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE
JI1(i, 13) = "Non disponible"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_OFFLINE
JI1(i, 13) = "Hors Ligne"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY
JI1(i, 13) = "Manque Memoire"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_OUTPUT_BIN_FULL
JI1(i, 13) = "Back Plein"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_PAGE_PUNT
JI1(i, 13) = "PAGE PUNT"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_JAM
JI1(i, 13) = "Bourrage Papier"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_OUT
JI1(i, 13) = "Manque Papier"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_PROBLEM
JI1(i, 13) = "Problème Papier"
Case PRINTER_STATUS_PAUSED
JI1(i, 13) = "Pause"
Case Else
JI1(i, 13) = ""
End Select
JI1(i, 14) = t(14 + (i * 26)) 'priority
JI1(i, 15) = t(15 + (i * 26)) 'position
JI1(i, 16) = t(16 + (i * 26)) 'starttime
JI1(i, 17) = t(17 + (i * 26)) 'untilTime
JI1(i, 18) = t(18 + (i * 26)) 'totalpages
JI1(i, 19) = convertOctet(t(19 + (i * 26))) 'size
'type systeme time --> 16octets donc 4 long !
JI1(i, 20) = convertSystemTime2VbDate(t(20 + (i * 26)), _
t(21 + (i * 26)), _
t(22 + (i * 26)), _
t(23 + (i * 26))) 'submitted

JI1(i, 21) = t(24 + (i * 26)) 'time
JI1(i, 22) = t(25 + (i * 26)) 'pages printed
Next i
getjobsPrinter = True
End Function

'fonction de conversion en octet vers l'unité la plus facile Ã* lire
Private Function convertOctet(taille As Long) As String
On Error Resume Next

Const LibelleMo = " Mo"
Const LibellekO = " Ko"
Const libelleo = " Oct"
Dim ko As Long
Dim Mo As Long
Dim nbKo As Single
Dim nbMo As Single

ko = 2 ^ 10
Mo = 2 ^ 20

'conversion
nbMo = Round(taille / Mo, 2)
nbKo = Round(taille / ko, 2)
'affichage sous forme de chaine
If nbMo >= 1 Then
convertOctet = nbMo & LibelleMo
ElseIf nbKo >= 1 Then
convertOctet = nbKo & LibellekO
Else
convertOctet = taille & libelleo
End If
End Function

'fonction de conversion d'un type systemetime codé sur 4 long --> 8 integer
' wYear As Integer
' wMonth As Integer
' wDayOfWeek As Integer
' wDay As Integer
' wHour As Integer
' wMinute As Integer
' wSecond As Integer
' wMilliseconds As Integer
' Attention Ã* l'inversion des 2 octets de poids fort et des 2 octets de poids faibles
Private Function convertSystemTime2VbDate(ByRef long1 As Long, ByRef long2 As Long, ByRef long3 As Long, ByRef long4 As Long) As Variant
Dim dateGMT As SYSTEMTIME
Dim dateLocale As SYSTEMTIME
Dim annee As Variant
Dim jour As Variant
Dim mois As Variant
Dim heure As Variant
Dim minute As Variant
Dim seconde As Variant
Dim datejour As Variant
Dim heurejour As Variant
Dim timeZone As TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION

LongToInt long1, dateGMT.wYear, dateGMT.wMonth

LongToInt long2, dateGMT.wDayOfWeek, dateGMT.wDay

LongToInt long3, dateGMT.wHour, dateGMT.wMinute

LongToInt long4, dateGMT.wSecond, dateGMT.wMilliseconds

'Ã* ce niveau le temps est GMT, il faut le passer en heure locale --> appel fonction API windows
'récupération du timeZone local
GetTimeZoneInformation timeZone
SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime timeZone, dateGMT, dateLocale

'annee
annee = "" & dateLocale.wYear
'mois
If dateLocale.wMonth < 10 Then
mois = "0" & dateLocale.wMonth
Else
mois = "" & dateLocale.wMonth
End If
'jour
If dateLocale.wDay < 10 Then
jour = "0" & dateLocale.wDay
Else
jour = "" & dateLocale.wDay
End If
'heure
If dateLocale.wHour < 10 Then
heure = "0" & dateLocale.wHour
Else
heure = "" & dateLocale.wHour
End If
'minute
If dateLocale.wMinute < 10 Then
minute = "0" & dateLocale.wMinute
Else
minute = "" & dateLocale.wMinute
End If
'seconde
If dateLocale.wSecond < 10 Then
seconde = "0" & dateLocale.wSecond
Else
seconde = "" & dateLocale.wSecond
End If

'reconstitution de la date
datejour = jour & "/" & mois & "/" & annee
'reconstitution de l'heure
heurejour = heure & ":" & minute & ":" & seconde

'si date du jour alors renvoie que l'heure
If datejour = FormatDateTime(Now, vbShortDate) Then
convertSystemTime2VbDate = heurejour
Else
convertSystemTime2VbDate = datejour & " " & heurejour
End If
End Function

Private Function LongToInt(nombre As Long, ByRef poidsFaible As Integer, ByRef poidsFort As Integer) As Boolean
poidsFaible = nombre Mod 65536
'gestion de l'arrondi
If poidsFaible > 32768 Then
poidsFort = Round(nombre / 65536) - 1
Else
poidsFort = Round(nombre / 65536)
End If
End Function