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PrintTestPage method of the Win32_Printer class

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The PrintTestPage WMI class method prints a test page.

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

Syntax

uint32 PrintTestPage();

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. For additional error codes, see WMI Error Constants or WbemErrorEnum. For general HRESULT values, see System Error Codes.

0

Success

5

Access Denied

Examples

The following PowerShell code sample prints a test page.

# Get printer objects from  WMI
$printers=Get-WmiObject Win32_Printer
"{0} Printers defined on this system" -f $printers.count

# Get a specific printer
$printer = $printers | where {$_.name -eq "\\smallguy\HP LaserJet 5M"}

# Display info
"Printer share name: {0}\{1}" -f $printer.servername, $printer.sharename
"Printer Port      : {0}    " -f $printer.PortName
  
# Print a test page
$printer.PrintTestPage()

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_Printer