PORT_INFO_3

[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.

See Also

SetPort