How do I get the Printer status?

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Hi,

Is there any way I can get the printer status, like paper jam or out of paper, from a Network Printer?

I'm working on a project to print from a Point of Sales into a A4 Network Printer, I'm planning to use the LPR native application but I can't get the paper jam or out of paper errors using that application.

Is possible to get those status from a Lexmark Network Printer?

Does exist any C/C++ Open Source library that allow me to get those status?

Thank you in advance

Posted 4-Apr-14 17:06pm

gcmmemo

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Er. Puneet Goel · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-04T18:08:00

MSDN - HOW TO: Determine Printer Status and Print Job Status from Visual Basic

It's VB rather than C# but the principles will still hold.

Be aware that this may not work for more modern printers: Since they are present only on the network (wired or wireless) you may not be able to get the status generically.

Abhinav S · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-04T18:44:00

Solution 2

Try
How to get the status of a printer and a print job[^]
Retrieve Printer Status Using Windows API[^]

Posted 4-Apr-14 18:44pm

Abhinav S