Example setting print attributes

[2005 IR Help]

By: John Zoetebier - johnzoet

Example setting print attributes

2004-01-17 02:01

In the mean time I figured out how to set print attributes like printer and page size.

I have seen many, many questions unanswered on this forum.

If everybody contributes the solution they found eventually, this may help others and yourself save some time .

Code is below:

 

/*

* Created on Jan 17, 2004

*

*/

package test;

 

import java.io.File;

import java.util.Locale;

 

import javax.print.attribute.HashPrintRequestAttributeSet;

import javax.print.attribute.HashPrintServiceAttributeSet;

import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;

import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttributeSet;

import javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName;

import javax.print.attribute.standard.OrientationRequested;

import javax.print.attribute.standard.PrinterName;

 

import util.Configuration;

 

import dori.jasper.engine.JREmptyDataSource;

import dori.jasper.engine.JRException;

import dori.jasper.engine.JRExporterParameter;

import dori.jasper.engine.JasperFillManager;

import dori.jasper.engine.JasperPrint;

import dori.jasper.engine.export.JRPrintServiceExporter;

import dori.jasper.engine.export.JRPrintServiceExporterParameter;

 

/**

* @author John Zoetebier

*

*/

public class TestPrintDialog {

 

/**

*

*/

public TestPrintDialog() {

super();

}

 

public void go() {

// Check if jasper report is present

// .jasper file can be created with iReports from xml report file

// or java program using JasperCompileManager.compileReportToFile(fileName)

String fileSeparator = System.getProperty("file.separator");

String jasperFileName =

Configuration.getProperty("client.dir")

+ fileSeparator

+ "resource"

+ fileSeparator

+ "EnvelopReport.jasper";

File jasperFile = new File(jasperFileName);

String msg = null;

 

if (!jasperFile.exists()) {

msg = "Cannot find jasper file: " + jasperFileName;

System.out.println(msg);

return;

}

 

JasperPrint jasperPrint = null;

try {

jasperPrint =

JasperFillManager.fillReport(

jasperFileName,

null,

new JREmptyDataSource());

} catch (JRException je) {

System.out.println(

"Error printing report:n" + je.getMessage());

return;

}

 

// For print attributes see API docs: j2sdk-1_4_2/docs/api/index.html

PrintRequestAttributeSet printRequestAttributeSet =

new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();

printRequestAttributeSet.add(OrientationRequested.LANDSCAPE);

printRequestAttributeSet.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4);

 

PrintServiceAttributeSet printServiceAttributeSet =

new HashPrintServiceAttributeSet();

// Linux: print queues like "draft", "normal", "photo", etc

// Windows: use physical printername like "Epson Stylus COLOR 680" or "HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL"

PrinterName printerName = new PrinterName("normal", Locale.getDefault());

printServiceAttributeSet.add(printerName);

 

JRPrintServiceExporter exporter = new JRPrintServiceExporter();

exporter.setParameter(JRExporterParameter.JASPER_PRINT, jasperPrint);

exporter.setParameter(

JRPrintServiceExporterParameter.PRINT_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE_SET,

printRequestAttributeSet);

exporter.setParameter(

JRPrintServiceExporterParameter.PRINT_SERVICE_ATTRIBUTE_SET,

printServiceAttributeSet);

exporter.setParameter(

JRPrintServiceExporterParameter.DISPLAY_PAGE_DIALOG,

Boolean.FALSE);

exporter.setParameter(

JRPrintServiceExporterParameter.DISPLAY_PRINT_DIALOG,

Boolean.TRUE);

 

try {

exporter.exportReport();

} catch (JRException je) {

System.out.println(

"Error printing report:n" + je.getMessage());

}

}

 

public static void main(String[] args) {

new TestPrintDialog().go();

}

}

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Alexander Wallace - aows

RE: Example setting print attributes

2004-01-17 07:50

You are absolutely right. I needed this example but gave up asking here becouse, out of 10 answers I?ve made (not counting the duplicates) i?ve only got a couple answered.... What you?ve done is a nice initiative, I shall follow it. Thanks!