How can I command my printer to print a test page?

Hello list,
I've got an application that is used on the shop floor that tests a product and then prints a certification sheet at the end of the test that ships with the product. They only run this test cell about once a month and invariably there is something wrong with the printer...no paper, dried up ink cartridge, etc.
The operator has no keyboard or mouse and the Labview application starts from the Startup folder.
I would like Labview command the printer to print a test page when when the test application starts. I couldn't find anything in the Windows API or on the Labview pallets that would do that.
Any ideas would be helpful.
Using Windows 7 & LV11
Thanks,
Mike
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A couple of possible options:
If the problems really are with the printer, then print your own page, just like you do when the test ends. I never looked at them closely, but I don't think the test pages actually include any info on the printer state, so it doesn't really matter what you print.
For functionality which you can't find in the Win32 API, you should usually also try searching for .NET code. Searching for ".net print test page" yields multiple results which look decent at a very quick glance (and some of them do actually appear to use the Win32 API).
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