PRINTER STATUS PROGRAM
                                       BY
                                DANIAL D TAYLOR
 
         PSTATUS is a very simple  little   program   that return a dos
         errorlevel to the  appropriate  status  of  the   printer,  so
         this  can be used in a batch file.
 
         The main use for this program is that the downloading of fonts
         to your printer can become  automatic, as sometimes  you  just
         want to use your Wordprocessor for  a  little file and it  has
         to download all your fonts for nothing a not only that  but  a
         waste  of  time, so  now  with  this  program the computer can
         tell  is  you  want  to download  the  fonts as PSTATUS can be
         loaded before your Wordprocessor  and  if  it detects that the
         printer is  active  if  will   execute  the  relevant  command
         (ie.  download  the  fonts),  else   it   will   not  and  the
         Wordprocessor will load as planned.
 
         PSTATUS returns the errorlevels as follows:-
 
         IF PRINTER IS READY     = LEVEL 1
         IF PRINTER IS NOT READY = LEVEL 2
 
         An example of  how  this   program   will   work  in  a  batch
         file is a follows:-
 
                      @ECHO OFF
                      PSTATUS
                      IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO CONTINUE
                      IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO READY
                      :READY
                      ECHO THE PRINTER IS READY
                      (download fonts)
                      :CONTINUE
                      :CONTINUE
                      (run you program)
                      GOTO END
                      :END
 
 
         This program is to be  considered   as   SHAREWARE and  if the
         program is found to be useful then a small donation  of £5 for
         my hard work would be gratefully appreciated.
 
         PSTATUS.EXE was designed by:-
 
         Danial D Taylor
         1 The Cleeves
         West Totton
         Southampton
         Hampshire
         SO4 3WL
         England