Custom activities for UiPath development.

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**Clear Printer Queue**

Activity clears all jobs from the queue assigned to the printer, if printer name not provided, activity will be performed for the default printer.

  

**Get Data From Queue**

Activity gets data from the queue assigned to a specific printer, if the printer is not specified, the default one is used. Data is returned as .

  

**Get Default Printer**

This activity returns the name of the default system printer as a string. So for output, you have to use  variable/

**List Printers**

This activity returns a list of s with names of all system printers (also not-real ones like print to pdf or print to OneNote). For output you have to use a list of strings (System.Collections.Generic.List):

**Pause Printer**

Stops provided printer name (or for the default system printer if name not provided). It doesn’t stop jobs in the queue, it stops the whole printer as hardware.

  

It has the same effect if the user opens the queue for the printer, choose menu Printer -&gt; Pause Printing

**Print File**

This activity gives your Robot the ability to print any file for which you have assigned in the system default application which can print this file. 

  

Printing bases on default applications for extension. So, i.e: you will not be able to print \*.doc file without MS Word application installed. **NOTE:** Each application will be opened for a few seconds, but will be also closed automatically!

Tested for:

1\. .pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2020.013.20064.12623 & Foxit PhantomPDF Business 10.1.0.37527),

2\. .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx (Microsoft Office 2010 & Microsoft Office 2016),

3\. .txt (NotePad),

4\. .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp (MS Paint).

**Printer Status**

Takes as input printer name (which can be obtained using List Printers activity) or uses the default system printer.

As an output, it returns a dictionary of (string, Boolean). String is a status name and Boolean is false or true for a specific status. Your printer has to report specific status i.e. printer door is open to the system, otherwise, it will not be returned by this activity.

  

**Resume Printer**

If the printer has the status ‘Paused’, it resumes print to work.

  

**Set Default Printer**

This activity can be used to change/set the default system printer. You should use printer name (which can be obtained using the “List Printers” activity. Name – Input – should be provided as .

This set of activities gives your Robot the ability to print documents, command the printer and obtain printer queue details.

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**Clear Printer Queue**

Activity clears all jobs from the queue assigned to the printer, if printer name not provided, activity will be performed for the default printer.

  

**Get Data From Queue**

Activity gets data from the queue assigned to a specific printer, if the printer is not specified, the default one is used. Data is returned as .

  

**Get Default Printer**

This activity returns the name of the default system printer as a string. So for output, you have to use  variable.

**List Printers**

This activity returns a list of s with names of all system printers (also not-real ones like print to pdf or print to OneNote). For output you have to use a list of strings (System.Collections.Generic.List):

**Pause Printer**

Stops provided printer name (or for the default system printer if name not provided). It doesn’t stop jobs in the queue, it stops the whole printer as hardware.

  

It has the same effect if the user opens the queue for the printer, choose menu Printer -&gt; Pause Printing

**Print File**

This activity gives your Robot the ability to print any file for which you have assigned in the system default application which can print this file. 

  

Printing bases on default applications for extension. So, i.e: you will not be able to print \*.doc file without MS Word application installed. 

  

**NOTE:** Each application will be opened for a few seconds, but will be also closed automatically!

  

Tested for:

1\. .pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2020.013.20064.12623 & Foxit PhantomPDF Business 10.1.0.37527),

2\. .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx (Microsoft Office 2010 & Microsoft Office 2016),

3\. .txt (NotePad),

4\. .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp (MS Paint).

**Printer Status**

Takes as input printer name (which can be obtained using List Printers activity) or uses the default system printer.

As an output, it returns a dictionary of (string, Boolean). String is a status name and Boolean is false or true for a specific status. Your printer has to report specific status i.e. printer door is open to the system, otherwise, it will not be returned by this activity.

  

**Resume Printer**

If the printer has the status ‘Paused’, it resumes print to work.

  

**Set Default Printer**

This activity can be used to change/set the default system printer. You should use printer name (which can be obtained using the “List Printers” activity. Name – Input – should be provided as .

Version	Release Date	Download Link
1.1.0	June 30, 2021
Print File activity updated - responding to users feedback: monitoring queue is optional and default switch off, as it doesn't give expected results for some users configurations.
1.0.0	December 2, 2020
Printer Status, Resume Printer, Pause Printer, Clear Printer Queue activities added Print File and Print PDF merged to one activity + additional configuration options added

Printer Activities