PrintQueue.Refresh Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Printing

Assembly:

System.Printing.dll

Updates the properties of the PrintQueue object with values from the printer and the print queue utility that runs on the computer.

public:
 override void Refresh();

public override void Refresh ();

override this.Refresh : unit -> unit

Public Overrides Sub Refresh ()

Exceptions

PrintSystemException

Some of the properties could not be refreshed.

Examples

The following example shows how to use this method as part of a survey all printers for possible error status.

// Survey queue status for every queue on every print server
System::String^ line;
System::String^ statusReport = "\n\nAny problem states are indicated below:\n\n";
while ((line = fileOfPrintServers->ReadLine()) != nullptr)
{
   System::Printing::PrintServer^ myPS = gcnew System::Printing::PrintServer(line, PrintSystemDesiredAccess::AdministrateServer);
   System::Printing::PrintQueueCollection^ myPrintQueues = myPS->GetPrintQueues();
   statusReport = statusReport + "\n" + line;
   for each (System::Printing::PrintQueue^ pq in myPrintQueues)
   {
      pq->Refresh();
      statusReport = statusReport + "\n\t" + pq->Name + ":";
      if (useAttributesResponse == "y")
      {
         TroubleSpotter::SpotTroubleUsingQueueAttributes(statusReport, pq);
         // TroubleSpotter class is defined in the complete example.
      } else
      {
         TroubleSpotter::SpotTroubleUsingProperties(statusReport, pq);
      }
   }
}
fileOfPrintServers->Close();
Console::WriteLine(statusReport);
Console::WriteLine("\nPress Return to continue.");
Console::ReadLine();

// Survey queue status for every queue on every print server
String line;
String statusReport = "\n\nAny problem states are indicated below:\n\n";
while ((line = fileOfPrintServers.ReadLine()) != null)
 {
     PrintServer myPS = new PrintServer(line, PrintSystemDesiredAccess.AdministrateServer);
     PrintQueueCollection myPrintQueues = myPS.GetPrintQueues();
     statusReport = statusReport + "\n" + line;
     foreach (PrintQueue pq in myPrintQueues)
     {
         pq.Refresh();
         statusReport = statusReport + "\n\t" + pq.Name + ":";
         if (useAttributesResponse == "y")
         {
             TroubleSpotter.SpotTroubleUsingQueueAttributes(ref statusReport, pq);
             // TroubleSpotter class is defined in the complete example.
         }
         else
         {
             TroubleSpotter.SpotTroubleUsingProperties(ref statusReport, pq);
         }                 
     }// end for each print queue
 }// end while list of print servers is not yet exhausted

fileOfPrintServers.Close();
Console.WriteLine(statusReport);
Console.WriteLine("\nPress Return to continue.");
Console.ReadLine();

' Survey queue status for every queue on every print server
Dim line As String
Dim statusReport As String = vbLf & vbLf & "Any problem states are indicated below:" & vbLf & vbLf
line = fileOfPrintServers.ReadLine()
Do While line IsNot Nothing
     Dim myPS As New PrintServer(line, PrintSystemDesiredAccess.AdministrateServer)
     Dim myPrintQueues As PrintQueueCollection = myPS.GetPrintQueues()
     statusReport = statusReport & vbLf & line
     For Each pq As PrintQueue In myPrintQueues
         pq.Refresh()
         statusReport = statusReport & vbLf & vbTab & pq.Name & ":"
         If useAttributesResponse = "y" Then
             TroubleSpotter.SpotTroubleUsingQueueAttributes(statusReport, pq)
             ' TroubleSpotter class is defined in the complete example.
         Else
             TroubleSpotter.SpotTroubleUsingProperties(statusReport, pq)
         End If

     Next pq ' end for each print queue

    line = fileOfPrintServers.ReadLine()
Loop ' end while list of print servers is not yet exhausted

fileOfPrintServers.Close()
Console.WriteLine(statusReport)
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Press Return to continue.")
Console.ReadLine()

Remarks

Changes your program makes to a PrintQueue object's properties are lost when Refresh executes, unless they have been written to the printer and print queue with Commit.

See also

• Commit()