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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