Get-PrinterTestPage.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script uses WMI to print a test page 
4.     all printers on this system 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script is an MSDN sample,using PowerShell. It first 
7.     gets all the printrs installed, prints out details then 
8.     tries to print a test page. 
9.      
10.     The script also checks for printers known to not work well, and avoids using them 
11. .NOTES 
12.     File Name  : Get-PrinterTestPage.ps1 
13.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
14.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
15. .LINK 
16.     Sample posted to: 
17.         http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/04/get-printertestpageps1.html
18.     Original MSDN sample at: 
19.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa392757(VS.85).aspx  
20. .EXAMPLE 
21.     PSH [C:\foo]: .Get-PrinterTestPage.ps1' 
22.     4 Printers defined on this system 
23.     Printer share name: \ 
24.     Printer Port      : C:\ProgramData\TechSmith\SnagIt 9\PrinterPortFile 
25.     Printer share name: \Phaser PS 
26.     Printer Port      : X_10.10.1.117 
27.     Printer share name: \ 
28.     Printer Port      : XPSPort: 
29.     Printer share name: \\SLT-PC\officejet 
30.     Printer Port      : USB002 
31.      
32.     Printing test page for printer: SnagIt 9 
33.     Not printing a test page for this printer 
34.     Printing test page for printer: Phaser PS 
35.     Result                        : 0 
36.     Printing test page for printer: Microsoft XPS Document Writer 
37.     Not printing a test page for this printer 
38.     Printing test page for printer: \\JerryGarcia\HP Officejet Pro L7400 Series 
39.     Result                        : 0 
40.     #> 
41.  
42. ### 
43. # Start of Script 
44. ### 
45.   
46. # Get Printer Objects for this computer from WMI 
47. $printers = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Printer 
48. # Display printers 
49. "{0} Printers defined on this system" -f $printers.count 
50.  
51. # For printers, display printer details 
52. foreach ($printer in $printers) { 
53. "Printer share name: {0}\{1}" -f $printer.servername, $printer.sharename 
54. "Printer Port      : {0}    " -f $printer.PortName   
55. } 
56. "" 
57.  
58. # Now Print a test page for each printer 
59. foreach ($printer in $printers) { 
60. "Printing test page for printer: {0}" -f $printer.name 
61.  
62. # avoid issue with Known bad printers
63. if ($printer.DriverName -match "XPS" -or $printer.DriverName -match "SnagIt")  { 
64. "Not printing a test page for this printer" 
65. } 
66. else { 
67. $Result = $printer.PrintTestPage() 
68. "Result                        : {0}" -f $Result.ReturnValue 
69. } 
70. } 
71. # End of script 

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