Microsoft® Windows® Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide

Lab 37 Checking the Status of a Print Server

In this lab, you will check the status of a print server, and if the server is not OK, you will cancel all print jobs on the box. This script is based on the FilterPrinterStatus.vbs script, so you use a starter file.

Lab Instructions

1. Open Notepad.exe.

2. Open the Lab37Starter.vbs file, and save it as Lab37Solution.vbs.

3. Delete the entire subEvalstatus subroutine from the bottom of the script. This subroutine looks like the following:

   Sub subEvalStatus
       Select Case objItem.PrinterStatus
           Case 1
               strStatus = "Other"
           Case 2
               strStatus = "Unknown"
           Case 3
               strStatus = "Idle"
           Case 4
               strStatus = "Printing"
           Case 5
               strStatus = "Warmup"
           Case 6
               strStatus = "Stopped Printing"
           Case 7
               strStatus = "Offline"
       End Select
   End sub