PRINTER_INFO_2 Structure

Type PRINTER_INFO_2
  pServerName As String
  pPrinterName As String
  pShareName As String
  pPortName As String
  pDriverName As String
  pComment As String
  pLocation As String
  pDevMode As DEVMODE
  pSepFile As String
  pPrintProcessor As String
  pDatatype As String
  pParameters As String
  pSecurityDescriptor As SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR
  Attributes As Long
  Priority As Long
  DefaultPriority As Long
  StartTime As Long
  UntilTime As Long
  Status As Long
  cJobs As Long
  AveragePPM As Long
End Type

PRINTER_INFO_2-type variables hold a multitude of information about a printer. Its member values, along with substructures inside of it, identify most pieces of information about a printer which Windows can provide.

pServerName

The name of the network server which contols the printer, if any.

pPrinterName

The name of the printer.

pShareName

The name of the sharepoint of the printer on the network, if any.

pPortName

A comma-separated list of the printer port(s) the printer is connected to, such as LPT1:.

pDriverName

The name of the printer driver.

pComment

A comment about or a brief description of the printer.

pLocation

The physical location of the printer (usually applies to network printers).

pDevMode

Various default settings and attributes of the printer.

pSepFile

The file that contains the separator page printed between jobs.

pPrintProcessor

The name of the print processor the printer uses.

pDatatype

The name of the data type used to record the print jobs.

pParameters

Default parameters for the print processor.

pSecurityDescriptor

Security information about the printer.

Attributes

One or more of the following flags specifying various attributes of the printer:

PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_DEFAULT = &H4: The default printer.
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECT = &H2: There is a direct connection to the printer (?).
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_DO_COMPLETE_FIRST = &H200: Complete jobs on a first-come, first-serve basis (?).
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_BIDI = &H800: Win 95/98 only: BIDI is enabled (?).
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_DEVQ = &H80: DEVQ is enabled (?).
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_KEEPPRINTEDJOBS = &H100: The Printer keeps information on printed jobs (?).
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_QUEUED = &H1: The printer supports document queueing (?).
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_SHARED = &H8: The printer is shared on a network.
PRINTER_ATTRIBUTE_WORK_OFFLINE = &H400: Win 95/98 only: The printer can work offline (?).

Priority

The priority given to the printer by the print spooler.

DefaultPriority

The default priority for a print job.

StartTime

The earliest time the printer will print a job, specified in minutes after midnight UTC (GMT or Zulu time).

UntilTime

The latest time the printer will print a job, specified in minutes after midnight UTC (GMT or Zulu time).

Status

One or more of the following flags specifying the printer's current status (Win NT only supports the PRINTER_STATUS_PAUSED and PRINTER_STATUS_PENDING_DELETION flags):

PRINTER_STATUS_BUSY = &H200: The printer is busy.
PRINTER_STATUS_DOOR_OPEN = &H400000: The door on the printer is open.
PRINTER_STATUS_ERROR = &H2: An error has occured.
PRINTER_STATUS_INITIALIZING = &H8000: The printer is initializing.
PRINTER_STATUS_IO_ACTIVE = &H100: I/O with the printer is active.
PRINTER_STATUS_MANUAL_FEED = &H20: The printer is loading paper using manual feed.
PRINTER_STATUS_NO_TONER = &H40000: The printer is out of toner.
PRINTER_STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE = &H1000: The printer is not available.
PRINTER_STATUS_OFFLINE = &H80: The printer is offline.
PRINTER_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY = &H200000: The printer is out of memory.
PRINTER_STATUS_OUTPUT_BIN_FULL = &H800: The printer's output bin is full.
PRINTER_STATUS_PAGE_PUNT = &H80000: The printer has aborted printing the current page because it is too complex to handle.
PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_JAM = &H8: The printer's paper has jammed.
PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_OUT = &H10: The printer is out of paper.
PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_PROBLEM = &H40: There is a problem with the paper in the printer.
PRINTER_STATUS_PAUSED = &H1: The printer is paused.
PRINTER_STATUS_PENDING_DELETION = &H4: A document in the print queue is pending deletion.
PRINTER_STATUS_PRINTING = &H400: The printer is printing.
PRINTER_STATUS_PROCESSING = &H4000: The printer is processing information.
PRINTER_STATUS_TONER_LOW = &H20000: The printer is low on toner.
PRINTER_STATUS_USER_INTERVENTION = &H100000: The user has intervened in printer operations.
PRINTER_STATUS_WAITING = &H2000: The printer is waiting.
PRINTER_STATUS_WARMING_UP = &H10000: The printer is warming up.

AveragePPM

The average number of pages the printer can print per minute.

Used by: EnumPrinters

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