[AccessD] Re: When is a report actually printed (vs previewed only)

Gustav Brock gustav at cactus.dk
Wed Oct 8 05:08:35 CDT 2003


Hi David

If you print directly to a network queue - as you often do using
Novell NetWare - I guess this method wouldn't be useful.

/gustav


> Thanks Marty,
> I think the code at that URL may come close to helping solve the problem.
> I haven't had a chance to put it to use and test it yet.

> The idea of looking for a document in the print queue sounds like the solution. If I can send the report name to a Boolean function which simply tells me if it's in the queue or not, I'd know if
> the document was printed or simply previewed. My only hope is that it is in the printer queue long enough to be picked up by the code.

> I may end up with a hybrid, since some of these posted solutions are quite clever.

> Thank you for your help.

> Cheers for now
> David Ô¿Ô¬ 
> Brisbane Australia

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> Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 20:56:05 -0700
> From: MartyConnelly <martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
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> Here is some vb 6 code to monitor the print queue with some caveats.

> Microsoft print reports like word documents, may not give you correct 
> no of pages.

> It only monitors the print drivers unless the print driver for that 
> specific printer continuously polls the machine. You wont get info about 
> paper jams or low toner. Very few low end and medium printers do.
> http://www.merrioncomputing.com/Programming/index.htm



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