Windows API Guide: Edit Control Window Class

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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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