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VBA Printer Status

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Public Function IsPrinterReady(Optional strPrinter As String = "") As Boolean

'Returns True if printer is turned on and ready.


'If no strPrintername provided, active printer is assumed.
'VBA code by Mor Sagmon

If (strPrinter = "") Then


strPrinter = Application.Printer
IsPrinterReady = False
End If

'If strPrinter has port part - discard


Dim intOnPosition As Integer

intOnPosition = InStr(1, strPrinter, " on ")


If (intOnPosition > 0) Then
strPrinter = left(strPrinter, intOnPosition - 1)
Else
intOnPosition = InStr(1, strPrinter, " " & Chr(225)) 'Replace 225 with
ASCII code as per your own Windows language.
If (intOnPosition > 0) Then
strPrinter = left(strPrinter, intOnPosition - 1)
End If
End If

On Error GoTo FailedPrinter

IsPrinterReady = Not GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2").Get("Win32_Printer='"


& strPrinter & "'").WorkOffline

Exit Function

FailedPrinter:

'Implement error handling here if necessary

End Function

Public Function PrinterOffline(Optional pstrPrinter As String = "Default") As


Boolean
'Printer status
'Other (1)
'Unknown (2)
'Idle (3)
'Printing (4)
'Warmup (5)
'Stopped Printing(6)
'Offline (7)
Dim strWhere As String
Dim objWMI As Object
Dim objPrinters As Object
Dim objPrinter As Object

Set objWMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2")


If LCase$(pstrPrinter) = "default" Then
strWhere = "Default = True"
Else
strWhere = "Name = '" & pstrPrinter & "'"
End If
Set objPrinters = objWMI.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Printer WHERE " &
strWhere)
For Each objPrinter In objPrinters
PrinterOffline = objPrinter.WorkOffline
'Write the results to the worksheet.
' MsgBox objPrinter.Name & " " & objPrinter.PrinterStatus & " " &
objPrinter.Local
If (objPrinter.Default) Then
getDefaultPrinter = objPrinter.Name
End If
Exit For
Next

Set objPrinter = Nothing


Set objPrinters = Nothing
Set objWMI = Nothing
End Function

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