Re: Printing to network printers

["Steve Rainbird" <steve dot rainbird at mssint dot com>]

"Rick Rankin" <rrankin1424-cygwin@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> > From: Steve Rainbird
> >
> > "Rick Rankin" wrote in message
> > 189950.11753.qm@web65613.mail.ac4.yahoo.com">news:189950.11753.qm@web65613.mail.ac4.yahoo.com...
> > >> From: Steve Rainbird
> > >>
> > >
> > >> How can I print to a network printer?
> > >>
> > >> I know if its attached to a server I can say
> > >>
> > >> lpr -d //server/printer file
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> But what do I do if the printer isn't attached to a server and is just 
> > >> a
> > printer
> > >> on the network?
> > >
> > > You should be able to add the printer through control panel, which will 
> > > give
> > it a local name. You can then use that name as the argument to -d. It's 
> > usually
> > simpler if the name doesn't contain any spaces, but that's not a 
> > requirement.
> > >
> > > Many network printers also provide a UNC-style name (//server/printer), 
> > > even
> > though they're not directly connected a server, per se. If you can browse 
> > to the
> > printer when you're adding it, you should be able to use that name 
> > directly. It
> > all depends on how the provides its networking capability.
> > >
> > > I assume you know that lpr is quite stupid, i.e., it just spools the 
> > > file,
> > assuming that it is already correctly formatted for the target printer. 
> > It was
> > originally written to spool a postscript file to a postscript printer. It 
> > didn't
> > need to do any formatting.
> > >
> > > --Rick
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I am actually using enscript which I assume uses lpr for its printing?
> >
> > -- Steve
>
> Well, by default it does. A couple of (hopefully) obvious questions: Is 
> the file you're trying to print (PRINT.BALANCES.20081203083027) a simple 
> ASCII file, and is the printer (IAS_HP4PBN_A) a postscript printer?
>
> --Rick

Rick,

Yes its a simple ascii file.

I think its a postscript printer but even if I use lpr directly it does the 
same thing (or doesn't if you see what I mean).

--
Steve 



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