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STLM (Star Language Monitor Plug-in) Extensions
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This README explains getting printer status to use this plug-in
from user location.
1. Flow of the printer status acquisition
2. the status information which is possible to get
3. Sample program
4. Restriction
5. copyright
6. Release History
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1. Flow of the printer status acquisition
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User application goes through STSMON.DLL and communicates with a spooler,
get printer status.
+------------------+
| User application |
+------+-----------+
| ^
Printer| | Status
Queue | |
v |
+---------+-----+
| STSMON.DLL |
| |
+---------------+
| ^
Printer| | Status
Queue | |
v |
+---------+-----+
| |
| SPOOLER |
| |
+---------------+
|
+-----------+-----------+
| Port Driver |
| (USB,LPT,COM,TCP/IP) |
+----+------+-----+-----+
| | +--------------+
| +------+ |
| | |
+----+-----+ +----+-----+ +----+
| Printer1 | | Printer2 | | ...
| | | | |
+----------+ +----------+ +-----
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2. the status information which is possible to get
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The printer status which you can get is as follows.
- Parsed Status (analyzed status)
Each flag becomes error status in the case of "TRUE".
- Raw Status
It is the status data which it is not analyzed 64 bytes into.
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3. Sample program
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This package include VB/VC sample program for "How to get status".
VB: SDK\LanguageMonitorSample\vb
VC: SDK\LanguageMonitorSample\vc++
Each sample program use default printer queue name.
When you change your printer queue name, please change queue name
which you named, instead of default queue name..
<VB>
Input printer model name (*1) at the 3rd line from the end in Module1.
STLM_REG_PATH
<VC++>
Input pirnter queue name (*2) at the 8th line of vcsample.cpp.
SMJPRINTER_PRINTER_NAME
Input printer model name (*1) at the 9th line of vcsample.cpp
SMJPRINTER_LMPLUGREG_NAME
(*1): Printer model name is as follows.
TUP942 printer : "Star TUP942 Raster Printer"
TUP992 printer : "Star TUP992 Raster Printer"
(*2): The printer queue name is a printer name in "Printers and Faxes"
folder.
NOTE: In case of using Windows Vista, please run sample program as a administrator.
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4. Restriction
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Status acquisition is not available if you are using the USB vendor class driver port.
If you are using such an environment, the Enable setting has no meaning.
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5. copyright
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STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. Copyright 2009
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6. Release History
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Rev. 1.0 Initial release
2/3/2009
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