- Public Function GetString(ByVal PtrStr As Long) As String 
-    Dim StrBuff As String * 256 
-     
-    'Check for zero address 
-    If PtrStr = 0 Then 
-       GetString = " " 
-       Exit Function 
-    End If 
-     
-    'Copy data from PtrStr to buffer. 
-    CopyMemory ByVal StrBuff, ByVal PtrStr, 256 
-     
-    'Strip any trailing nulls from string. 
-    GetString = StripNulls(StrBuff) 
- End Function 
-   
- Public Function StripNulls(OriginalStr As String) As String 
-    'Strip any trailing nulls from input string. 
-    If (InStr(OriginalStr, Chr(0)) > 0) Then 
-       OriginalStr = Left(OriginalStr, InStr(OriginalStr, Chr(0)) - 1) 
-    End If 
-   
-    'Return modified string. 
-    StripNulls = OriginalStr 
- End Function 
-   
- Public Function PtrCtoVbString(Add As Long) As String 
-     Dim sTemp As String * 512 
-     Dim X As Long 
-   
-     X = lstrcpy(sTemp, Add) 
-     If (InStr(1, sTemp, Chr(0)) = 0) Then 
-          PtrCtoVbString = "" 
-     Else 
-          PtrCtoVbString = Left(sTemp, InStr(1, sTemp, Chr(0)) - 1) 
-     End If 
- End Function 
-   
- Public Function CheckPrinterStatus(PI2Status As Long) As String 
-    Dim tempStr As String 
-     
-    If PI2Status = 0 Then   ' Return "Ready" 
-       CheckPrinterStatus = "Printer Status = Ready" & vbCrLf 
-    Else 
-       tempStr = ""   ' Clear 
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_BUSY) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Busy  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_DOOR_OPEN) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Printer Door Open  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_ERROR) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Printer Error  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_INITIALIZING) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Initializing  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_IO_ACTIVE) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "I/O Active  " 
-       End If 
-   
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_MANUAL_FEED) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Manual Feed  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_NO_TONER) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "No Toner  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Not Available  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_OFFLINE) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Off Line  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Out of Memory  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_OUTPUT_BIN_FULL) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Output Bin Full  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PAGE_PUNT) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Page Punt  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_JAM) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Paper Jam  " 
-       End If 
-   
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_OUT) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Paper Out  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_OUTPUT_BIN_FULL) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Output Bin Full  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PAPER_PROBLEM) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Page Problem  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PAUSED) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Paused  " 
-       End If 
-   
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PENDING_DELETION) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Pending Deletion  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PRINTING) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Printing  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_PROCESSING) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Processing  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_TONER_LOW) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Toner Low  " 
-       End If 
-   
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_USER_INTERVENTION) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "User Intervention  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_WAITING) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Waiting  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       If (PI2Status And PRINTER_STATUS_WARMING_UP) Then 
-          tempStr = tempStr & "Warming Up  " 
-       End If 
-        
-       'Did you find a known status? 
-       If Len(tempStr) = 0 Then 
-          tempStr = "Unknown Status of " & PI2Status 
-       End If 
-        
-       'Return the Status 
-       CheckPrinterStatus = "Printer Status = " & tempStr & vbCrLf 
-    End If 
- End Function