send file to certain printer

[2001 JI Open Discussion]

By: dxg - good4good

send file to certain printer

2002-08-30 01:13

I wonder when Jasper will support autoly print file to certain printer but not system default printer? Our server connects several printers.It is very unconviniet to set default printer to this or that manually from time to time.

 

 

By: dxg - good4good

RE: send file to certain printer

2002-08-30 01:16

I mean whether there is any way I can print on certain printer by calling jasper API with printer name as its parameter?

 

 

By: Bernd Proissl - berndproissl

RE: send file to certain printer

2002-08-30 01:18

Hi,

 

AFAIR this can not be done with Java before 1.4.

I posted a JRPrinterAWT in the patches section for JDK 1.4 which allows this, it may give you a starting point

 

It picks up the printer name from system property "dori.jasper.print.printService".

 

Bernd

 

 

By: dxg - good4good

RE: RE:send file to certain printer

2002-09-08 23:03

isn't it possible to use java.awt.JobAttributes.setPrinter(printerName) to solve such a problem?

I use SilverStream server which only support jdk 1.3, and we are using the above method to choose printer.

 

 

By: dxg - good4good

RE: send file to certain printer

2002-09-29 20:15

Sorry to ask again since it is urgent for me.

why dont use

java.awt.JobAttributes.setPrinter(printerName)

to select printer in Jasperreport (I have to use JDK 1.3)?

 

 

By: Teodor Danciu - teodord

RE: send file to certain printer

2002-10-02 03:42

 

Hi,

 

This is on my TO DO list now.

 

However, those feature are part of JDK1.3 and

JasperReports still supports JDK1.2.2.

 

Either we should not support 1.2.2 anymore,

or provide new printer classes as an optional package.

 

Thank you,

Teodor

 

 

 

By: Nathan W. Phelps - nphelps

RE: send file to certain printer

2002-10-02 05:37

My preference would be dropping support for JDK 1.2.2 and supporting JDK 1.3 and up. When JDK 1.5 is shipped, drop JDK 1.3 from the bottom, etc.

 

 

By: Teodor Danciu - teodord

RE: send file to certain printer

2002-10-30 14:26

 

Hi,

 

In the new 0.4.3 version, there is an exporter

called JRPrintServiceExporter, which makes use

of the Java Print Service API that comes with JDK 1.4.

 

You check the "printservice" sample to see how

you could use it to send output to a certain printer

(even specified by its name).

 

Thank you,

Teodor