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- PRINTER STATUS PROGRAM
- BY
- DANIAL D TAYLOR
-
- PSTATUS is a very simple little program that return a dos
- errorlevel to the appropriate status of the printer, so
- this can be used in a batch file.
-
- The main use for this program is that the downloading of fonts
- to your printer can become automatic, as sometimes you just
- want to use your Wordprocessor for a little file and it has
- to download all your fonts for nothing a not only that but a
- waste of time, so now with this program the computer can
- tell is you want to download the fonts as PSTATUS can be
- loaded before your Wordprocessor and if it detects that the
- printer is active if will execute the relevant command
- (ie. download the fonts), else it will not and the
- Wordprocessor will load as planned.
-
- PSTATUS returns the errorlevels as follows:-
-
- IF PRINTER IS READY = LEVEL 1
- IF PRINTER IS NOT READY = LEVEL 2
-
- An example of how this program will work in a batch
- file is a follows:-
-
- @ECHO OFF
- PSTATUS
- IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO CONTINUE
- IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO READY
- :READY
- ECHO THE PRINTER IS READY
- (download fonts)
- :CONTINUE
- :CONTINUE
- (run you program)
- GOTO END
- :END
-
-
- This program is to be considered as SHAREWARE and if the
- program is found to be useful then a small donation of £5 for
- my hard work would be gratefully appreciated.
-
- PSTATUS.EXE was designed by:-
-
- Danial D Taylor
- 1 The Cleeves
- West Totton
- Southampton
- Hampshire
- SO4 3WL
- England
-