Apart From Chaumette Patrick idea,have you tried the
FOPPrintServlet.java example from FOP,it works good
for me.I tested only in Windows Envt.Of course it
depends whether u use Servlet/JSP.
Regards
Balaji
--- "Chaumette, Patrick"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello
Franck,
>
> on WinNT you can directly send PostScript to a
> printer with something like
> this:
>
> byte[] psByteArray = ... produced from FOP, a
> PostScript byte Array....
>
> File printerFile = new
> File("\\\\<ntservername>\\<printername>");
> FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(file);
> os.write(psByteArray);
> os.close();
>
> Actually we are currently exactly doing this.
> Your printer has to be PostScript capable.
> On Unix maybe one has just to open the printer
> queue, don't know.
>
> PDF Printing directly to a printer works only if the
> printer knows how to
> interpret pdf (sure an expensive printer,
> don't know which supports this currently) or you
> will have to convert PDF to
> PostScript with some tool.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> greetings,
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
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> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: MARTIN Franck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. Mai 2002 09:50
> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Betreff: Open and print pdf files
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Fop is cool but once i have successfully created
> my pdf file
> > it would be
> > nice to open and print it. Does anyone know of a
> platform independent
> > way to open a pdf file. So far the only way i have
> found is platform
> > dependent ( for NT :
> Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start
> > "+txtPdf.getText()); ). I was thinking that if
> java provided a way to
> > display an active http link it would be easy to
> open a pdf
> > file via the
> > default web browser. What do you think?
> >
> > Does anyone know how to send either ps or pdf
> directly to the printer
> > (or via a print dialog)?
> >
> > Thank you for your help
> >
> > Franck
> >
> >
> >
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