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#requires -Version 2.0
set-executionpolicy 0
Function Test-OSCPrinter
{
<#
Status information for a printer as below. 
Value,Meaning
1 (0x1) ,Other
2 (0x2) ,Unknown
3 (0x3) ,Idle
4 (0x4) ,Printing
5 (0x5) ,Warming Up
6 (0x6) ,Stopped printing
7 (0x7) ,Offline
#>	
	Try
	{	#retrieve all network printer and check if network printer is connected
		Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Printer -ErrorAction Stop | Where {$_.Network} | Select-Object Name,SystemName,`
		@{Name="PrinterStatus";Expression={Switch($_.PrinterStatus)
											{
												1 {"Other"; break}
												2 {"Unknown"; break}
												3 {"Idle"; break}
												4 {"Printing"; break}
												5 {"Warming Up"; break}
												6 {"Stopped printing"; break}
												7 {"Offline"; break}
											}}},`
		@{Name="ConnectedStatus";Expression={$PrinterName = $_.Name; 
											Try
											{
												$NetworkObj = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Network
												$NetworkObj.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("$PrinterName")
												"Connected"
											}
											Catch
											{"Unconnected"}}} | Format-Table -AutoSize
	}
	Catch
	{
		Write-Warning "Failed to find printer,please check your printer service 'Spooler' is running."
	}
}
#invoke the function
Test-OSCPrinter