as i said i am developing windows form application using .Net 4.5 C#, Now i want to receive info about the printer status, i used one of the way i found, here is it:
private bool IsPrinterPaperAvailable()
{
// Get the default printer
PrintDocument printDocument = new PrintDocument();
string defaultPrinterName = printDocument.PrinterSettings.PrinterName;
// Create a PrintServer object to manage the printer queue
using (PrintServer printServer = new PrintServer())
{
// Get the printer queue for the default printer
PrintQueue printQueue = new PrintQueue(new PrintServer(), defaultPrinterName);
printQueue.Refresh();
// Check if the printer queue has paper
if (printQueue.IsOutOfPaper)
{
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
this expression: printQueue.IsOutOfPaper is always returning false and all of the other option that printQueue Offers, i think the problem is not from my code, i think the problem is i am not sending or letting the printer send the printer status, is there a specific drive i have to install. ps: even in when i open the printer from windows it is giving me this status: 0 document in queues, i hope you guys can help me out, i am trying to solve this issue for like a week.