Delete all failed jobs from the printer spooler

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Hello,

 

I have a problem with failed printer jobs.

When I have one failed printer job, all the rest are on hold, and there are no prints.

So, I need some ideas on how to empty all or just failed printer jobs from the printer to free a new one.

I'm using Fats Report from Delphi, and if there are ideas from the Fast Report API, that is okay also.

 

Thanks in advance...

[mvanrijnen 121]

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Print Spooler API Functions - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn

[A.M. Hoornweg 138]

1. Run a "command prompt" as administrator (=elevated).
2. Enter the command Net Stop SPOOLER and confirm with the Enter key.
3. Enter the command Del c:\windows\system32\spool\printers\*.*   and confirm.
   This will delete old print jobs. 
4. Enter the command Net Start SPOOLER and confirm.
5. Close the command prompt window.

 

 

You can easily put this code into a batch file (*.cmd), but remember that it must be run in elevated mode.

You can also write a Delphi program that performs the same steps, but its "bitness" should match that of your Windows version and the manifest must specify the execution level "require administrator".