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Getting the Printer status

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:39 pm
by Lagi Pittas
Hi

Is it possible (under windows at least) to find out if a printjob actually printed I.e can know if we are out of paper or if the printer is offline or not working?

Regards Lagi

Re: Getting the Printer status

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:45 pm
by FourthWorld
I believe any errors encountered will be reported in "the result" if checked immediately after the "print" command.

Re: Getting the Printer status

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 3:10 pm
by Lagi Pittas
Hi

Thanks Richard.

I placed put statements after the print command and after the close print command and "the result" is always blank whether i have the printer switched off or the cover open to simulate a paper out condition.
I have remote printing of receipts and I wanted to be able to tell the remote tablet if the print server had printed the documents or not.

I feel like a Dalek ready to take over the world and come up to some stairs. :(

Lagi

Re: Getting the Printer status

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 4:24 pm
by FourthWorld
It may be helpful to file a bug report for that with a recipe. That error info would seem critical, IMO, for many apps.

Re: Getting the Printer status

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 7:22 pm
by Lagi Pittas
HI Richard

The recipe is 100% fails to report anything -- best type of bug in my opinion - you know where the Bomb is everytime so you don't use it.
Never filed a bug before will try and do it in the next day or so , I've got a deadline ready to hit ...

Thanks

lagi