GetServerPrinterInfo method

This method is intended for use with Visual Basic.

Method

short GetServerPrinterInfo(

short Index,

BSTR * pName,

VARIANT * pType )

Parameters

Index

Specifies the zero-based index of the printer to be returned. It must be a number greater than or equal to zero and less than the value returned by GetNumServerPrinters.

pName

Points to a BSTR to receive the name of the server printer.

pType

Points to a variable to receive the type of the server printer. It will be one of the following type values found in ARSOLEEX.H:

ARS_OLE_SERVER_PRINTER_PRINT
ARS_OLE_SERVER_PRINTER_PRINT_WITH_INFO
ARS_OLE_SERVER_PRINTER_FAX

Description

The server printer information is retrieved.

Return Value

Refer to return codes.

See Also

GetNumServerPrinters and GetServerPrinter methods

The following example retrieves the names and attributes of the available server printers.

 Dim rc, count As Integer
 Dim num_prts, type As Variant
 Dim name As String

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 rc = ArsOle.GetNumServerPrinters (num_prts)
 If rc <> ARS_OLE_RC_SUCCESS Then
    MsgBox "ERROR"
    End
 End If

 For count = 0 To num_prts -1
    rc = ArsOle.GetServerPrinterInfo (count, name, type)
    ' Process name and type
 Next count

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