Pause method of the Win32_PrintJob class

The Pause WMI class method suspends a print job.

This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.

Syntax

uint32 Pause();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Returns one of the values listed in the following list, or any other value to indicate an error.

0

Success

5

Access Denied

Examples

The following VBScript code sample pauses all the print jobs on a print server.

strComputer = "." 
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ 
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") 
 
Set colPrintJobs =  objWMIService.ExecQuery _ 
    ("Select * from Win32_PrintJob") 
 
For Each objPrintJob in colPrintJobs  
    objPrintJob.Pause 
Next 

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008
Namespace	Root\CIMV2
MOF	Win32_Printer.mof
DLL	CIMWin32.dll

See also

Computer System Hardware Classes

Win32_PrintJob