Tracing Printing Jobs - Need an urgent help

[galar]

I need to make a program in VB that will trace all the printing jobs that are sent to different printers in the PC. Basicly, I need to know the date, time, name of computer in the net (if it comes from different computer) and the name of the file.
I don't know where can I find this information - whether it is some file in Windows which keeps all those records, or I need to collect this information specifically from each printer by any unknown to me way?
I just need to know where all this information stored (if it does).

Any advices will be higly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[RedTech]

What kind of printers are you using? And are you using any form of print servers?

 

[galar]

I'll explain you.
I've created a program which provides business solutions to different companies.
One of our client is an arcitecture firm and they have a lot of printing to do. They have several computers and several printers to which the printer jobs sent. I think they're working with Novell Server. They need to trace all the printing jobs in order to charge their clients later. Apparently, they need to know what computer sent the printing job and any other information available.

Of course, I want this program to be universal - that it could work with different kind of printers.

If you know where I can get some info on this matter, I will be grate.

Thanks

 

[RedTech]

Sorry Im out.. Haven't a clue. Good luck

 

[Guest_imported]

I don't know if this will help, but my printers are all set up with TCP/IP. I'm running a W2K server, and this gives me the option to go http//servername/printers and it shows me all the printers and what activity is going on. If it truly is a novell printer this won't help, but it would be worth checking into. VB would probably be easier to try and configure the printers to output an asp page for you with this scenario. Good luck. "It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know".
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC - 65AD); Roman philosopher and statesman.

 

[galar]

Thanks to you all.