PrinterState element
The required PrinterState element identifies the current state of the WSD Print Service.
PrinterState is defined in the namespace at this URI: https://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2005/05/wdp/print and referenced by the prefix wprt. (This resource may not be available in some languages and countries.)
Usage
<wprt:PrinterState>
text
</wprt:PrinterState>
Attributes
There are no attributes.
Text value
Required. Must be one of the following string values:
Idle
New jobs can start processing immediately without waiting.
Processing
Jobs (tracked or untracked) are processing; new jobs will wait before processing; that is, the new jobs are pending.
Stopped
No jobs can be processed and intervention is needed.
Child elements
There are no child elements.
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
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Contains the current status of printer-related information that is controlled by automata. |
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Contains a summary of the printer's current status. |
Remarks
The WSD Print Service informs a client about changes to the printer's status by sending a PrinterStatusSummaryEvent event. A client can directly query the printer's state by calling the GetPrinterElementsRequest operation.
IHVs can both extend and subset the allowed values for this element.
See also
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