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From: "Steve Rainbird" <steve DOT rainbird AT mssint DOT com>
Subject:  Re: Printing to network printers
Date:  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:42:47 -0000
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"Rick Rankin" <rrankin1424-cygwin AT yahoo DOT com> wrote in message 
news:315835 DOT 54676 DOT qm AT web65606 DOT mail DOT ac4 DOT yahoo DOT com...
>
>
>
>
>> From: Steve Rainbird
>>
>> "Rick Rankin" wrote in message
>> news:189950 DOT 11753 DOT qm AT web65613 DOT mail DOT ac4 DOT yahoo DOT 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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