How can I catch printer errors (eg, "out of paper", etc)?

[trint]

My program must check printer status before sending a job. Does anyone
have a clue?
Thanks,
Trint

 

[Landi]

Are you opening the windows print dialog or you implementing your own print
method?

 

[trint]

Own print method:
PrinterSettings printerSettings = new PrinterSettings();
printerSettings.MaximumPage = m_numberOfPages;
printerSettings.MinimumPage = 1;
printerSettings.PrintRange = PrintRange.SomePages;
printerSettings.FromPage = 1;
printerSettings.ToPage = m_numberOfPages;
printerSettings.PrinterName = printerName;
//printerSettings.PaperSources = "Tray 2";
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
m_currentPrintingPage = 1;
m_lastPrintingPage = m_numberOfPages;
pd.PrinterSettings = printerSettings;

I think this is where it should go. But I'm not sure.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Trint

 

[Landi]

try this
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/printeroffline.asp

 

[trint]

Thanks, I will try...is that just if the printer is offline?
Trint

 

[Landi]

I am sure it's not. You should be able to replace the workingoffline string
with what you want and it should work. Never tried though.
Landi