Printer Usage

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Hello All,

I am looking to monitor one Windows 2000 printer for pages printed and
who printed them. I know this data is in the System Event Log. I want
to know that USERNAME printed X pages to port xx.xx.xx.xx on this DATE.
I'd like to do this without buying software if I can.

I thought about a daily export of the system log which can then be
parsed for the port number, pages and user.

Is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks in advance

-Mike M
(e-mail address removed)
http://blatbox.frihost.net
 
Hello All,

I am looking to monitor one Windows 2000 printer for pages printed and
who printed them. I know this data is in the System Event Log. I want
to know that USERNAME printed X pages to port xx.xx.xx.xx on this DATE.
I'd like to do this without buying software if I can.

I thought about a daily export of the system log which can then be
parsed for the port number, pages and user.

Is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks in advance

-Mike M
(e-mail address removed)
http://blatbox.frihost.net
Click to expand...

There is a component written in VB.Net at
http://www.thecodeproject.com/vb/net/printwatchvbnet.asp that could get
you started.
(unfortunately the pro version doesn't fit the "free" part of the
requirement)

Hope this helps,
Duncan Jones
Merrion Computing Ltd
 
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