[New - Windows NT]
The PORT_INFO_3 structure specifies the status value of a printer port.
typedef struct _PORT_INFO_3 { // pi3
DWORD dwStatus;
LPTSTR pszStatus;
DWORD dwSeverity;
} PORT_INFO_3;
Members
dwStatus
Specifies the new port status value. This value is used only if the pszStatus member is NULL.
This member can be one of the following values:
| Value | Meaning |
| 0 | Clears the printer port status. |
| PORT_STATUS_OFFLINE | The port's printer is offline. |
| PORT_STATUS_PAPER_JAM | The port's printer has a paper jam. |
| PORT_STATUS_PAPER_OUT | The port's printer is out of paper. |
| PORT_STATUS_OUTPUT_BIN_FULL | The port's printer's output bin is full. |
| PORT_STATUS_PAPER_PROBLEM | The port's printer has a paper problem. |
| PORT_STATUS_NO_TONER | The port's printer is out of toner. |
| PORT_STATUS_DOOR_OPEN | The door of the port's printer is open. |
| PORT_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY | The port's printer is out of memory. |
| PORT_STATUS_TONER_LOW | The port's printer is low on toner. |
| PORT_STATUS_WARMING_UP | The port's printer is warming up. |
| PORT_STATUS_POWER_SAVE | The port's printer is in a power-conservation mode. |
pzStatus
Pointer to a new printer port status value string to set. Use this member if there is no suitable status value among those listed for dwStatus.
dwSeverity
Specifies the severity of the port status value.
This member can be one of the following values:
| Value | Meaning |
| PORT_STATUS_TYPE_ERROR | The port status value indicates an error. |
| PORT_STATUS_TYPE_WARNING | The port status value is a warning. |
| PORT_STATUS_TYPE_INFORMATIONAL | The port status value is informational. |
Remarks
When you set a printer port status value with the severity value PORT_STATUS_TYPE_ERROR, the print spooler stops sending jobs to the port. The print spooler does not resume sending jobs to the port until another SetPort call is made to clear the status.
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