Don't know where to start for this one, I want to write a program to charge for printing.
All the network printers are shared through the server (MS Server 2003).
So I assume I would just need to run the program on the server in the background.
Users would be given a quota (number of pages per school term before charges are applied)
When the user approaches their quota, a message will be sent to them. they will have the oppurtunity to pre-purchase more pages. If the user has reached their quota and they have not topped up their account, printing will be denied.
The program would watch for successful print jobs and place their username and number of pages printed into a database to adjust the tally.
If their is something I've missed, or if their is any easier way.(without spending a fortune on programs like pea counter.) please let me know.
So... the big question is how do I intercept the print requests. If you have any sample code, or links to tutorials, that would be very much appreciated
Thanks
Novavb6
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