X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: "Steve Rainbird" Subject: Re: Printing to network printers Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:42:47 -0000 Lines: 77 Message-ID: References: <189950.11753.qm@web65613.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> <315835.54676.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <315835.54676.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com "Rick Rankin" wrote in message news:315835.54676.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com... > > > > >> From: Steve Rainbird >> >> "Rick Rankin" wrote in message >> 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 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/