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Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply. I would just like to know the status
of the printer that I have open.

"Bob Gonder" <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> wrote in message 
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> Paul Montgomery wrote:
>>"Bob Gonder"  wrote
>>> Paul Montgomery wrote:
>>>
>>>>With api functions, how can I determine if the default printer
>>>> is online and ready to print rather than dumping the print job
>>>>to the spooler??
>>>
>>> See  PRINTER_INFO_2
>>> Perhaps use EnumPrinters() to get the P_I_2
>>
>>Any examples of how to do this?
>
> Do you know how to find the default printer?
> I never bothered to find out because I don't believe in messing with
> the Windows settings, and use my own printer selection routines, and
> remember the last-selected/used printer to use as a default.
>
> Or do you just need to know how to get the status of the printer you
> have open?
>
> If you have FireFox, you can look here
> http://tinyurl.com/cxysw
> Or Google for PRINTER_INFO_2 then press the Groups link at the top.
> The first link is to a Microsoft forum
> http://tinyurl.com/7hqbc
>
> Add the word borland to your search: "PRINTER_INFO_2 borland"
> And you find this EnumPrinters code.
> http://groups.google.com/group/borland.public.cppbuilder.winapi/browse_thread/thread/6447d4bbdb55aac1/0608b9b1725d256f?lnk=st&q=PRINTER_INFO_2+borland&rnum=2&hl=en#0608b9b1725d256f
> http://tinyurl.com/dw8aa
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