Hi Everyone,
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Print Queue Monitor.xls
Heres the backstory for this:
I have an application in which I have to print 23 sets of 22 items (1-2 pages each). I need these to be in order in each set. The application that prints (a company made one) prints each item one at a time, this cannot be changed. Occasionally when I'm printing, one of my coworkers will print something to the same printer. After each set of printouts I have to look through them to make sure there are no extra pages in there, as my coworkers will need them, and the printout sets will be sent to customers (ie I don't want to send my coworkers' printouts to the customers).
I needed something to automatically pause my print jobs as they were being sent, so I could release them at once to print without extras in between.
The following is in excel, though once I get some time I'll convert it to a standalone vb app (either this evening or tomorrow evening).
Load up the attached spreadsheet and click the button to show the form. From this point on (until 'resume my jobs' is clicked or the form is closed--though the latter won't unpause any currently paused items), all printer jobs sent from you will be paused.
So if you have 5 minutes and a printer, would you mind testing this and see if you get any errors? Just open it up, "Pause my jobs" should not be enabled (and you'll see "(Paused)" after "My Jobs:"), and then print a couple things. doesnt matter what. I'm just looking to make sure they're actually paused. Feel free to delete them (using the real print queue), or resume them if you actually the need the printouts.
Please let me know your version of windows and excel as well For me its win2k and office2k
Any input would be appreciated!
Cheers