send file to certain printer

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