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How to get Printer Status in VB?

Hi,

I just type coding for retrieve printer status whether it’s out of paper, jammed, busy etc. But it cannot run properly.

Anyone who has idea on how to retrieve status of network printer hopefully can help me find the solution. Thnx
Sep 15 '05 #1
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