Joseph, OK. I have done some research, and find I can query CUPS printers via:
lpstat -p Also, if anyone wants to know, I have found that starting with RedHat 9, when I setup a redhat printer, it is in fact just setting up a CUPS printer. I'll keep working to this. Kevin --- Joseph Dal Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin.... have you ever seen the CUPS browser based > admin tool (I use > Mandrake and it is in the Configure options).... it > shows all your > active printers jobs etc..... you should be able to > get whatever info it > has somehow I would naively think... > > Joseph > > Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > I'd like to revisit a topic we discussed awhile > ago. > > > > I am to the point in my install scripter that I > want > > to setup printers. > > > > As a review, we have established the following > process > > > > 1. Setup the printer on the linux side. > > 2. In VistA, create a printer defination that > writes > > the print job out to a file, then passes the info > to > > linux for printing. > > > > For printing systems on the Linux side, it seems > that > > there are the following options: > > 1. lpr -- simple only > > 2. CUPS -- full featured > > 3. KDE -- ? a layer above CUPS ?? > > And these systems can somehow work together. > > > > Now, because I want to make the installation as > > painless as possible, I want to have my install > script > > query the printing system to see what printers are > > already installed. I can then automatically > create > > VistA difinations for these. I know how to get > info > > regarding KDE printers (at least while running > Redhat > > 9 linux). It's done like this: > > ----------------- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# > > /usr/sbin/redhat-config-printer-tui --Xexport > > > printersettings.xml > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cat printersettings.xml > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > <adm_context VERSION="0"> > > <id NAME="local" SERIAL="1102259265"> > > <null/> > > <null/> > > </id> > > <datatree> > > <printconf TYPE="LIST"> > > <print_queues TYPE="LIST"> > > <Laser ATOMIC="TRUE" TYPE="LIST"> > > <alias_list ANONYMOUS="TRUE" > TYPE="LIST"> > > </alias_list> > > <queue_description TYPE="STRING" > > VALUE="Front-Office Laser"/> > > <queue_type TYPE="STRING" > > VALUE="JETDIRECT"/> > > <queue_data TYPE="LIST"> > > <jetdirect_ip TYPE="STRING" > > VALUE="192.168.0.1"/> > > <jetdirect_port TYPE="STRING" > > VALUE="9100"/> > > </queue_data> > > <filter_data TYPE="LIST"> > > <print_header_page TYPE="BOOL" > > VALUE="FALSE"/> > > <flags TYPE="LIST"> > > <send_FF TYPE="BOOL" VALUE="FALSE"/> > > <convert_text_to_Postscript > TYPE="BOOL" > > VALUE="TRUE"/> > > <rerender_Postscript TYPE="BOOL" > > VALUE="FALSE"/> > > <assume_data_is_text TYPE="BOOL" > > VALUE="FALSE"/> > > <send_EOT TYPE="BOOL" > VALUE="FALSE"/> > > </flags> > > <mf_type TYPE="STRING" > VALUE="MFOMATIC"/> > > <filter_locale TYPE="STRING" > VALUE="C"/> > > <printer_id TYPE="STRING" > VALUE="75104"/> > > <gs_driver TYPE="STRING" > VALUE="ljet4"/> > > <foomatic_defaults ANONYMOUS="TRUE" > > TYPE="LIST"> > > </foomatic_defaults> > > </filter_data> > > <filter_type TYPE="STRING" > > VALUE="MAGICFILTER"/> > > <jobsheets TYPE="LIST"> > > <start TYPE="STRING" VALUE="none"/> > > <end TYPE="STRING" VALUE="none"/> > > </jobsheets> > > <margins TYPE="LIST"> > > ----------------------- > > > > So here is my question: The above process uses a > > "redhat" config file. Is this unneccesisarily > > restrictive? I.e. if I just used the CUPS system, > > then it would work with any linux/unix system. > The > > problem is, that I don't know how to get a list of > > defined printers out of the CUPS system. In fact, > I > > get the idea that CUPS doesn't maintain a list of > > printers, it just tries to contact a printer at a > > given address when asked to do so. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Marc Aylesworth > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > >>KDE has a HTMl help page for CUPs and some other > >>stuff. > >> > >> > >>Thank you, > >> > >>Marc Aylesworth > >>Health Specialist Technician > >>Oneida Indian Nation > >>223 Genesee Street > >>Oneida, New York 13421 > >>(315) 829-8909 > >> > >> > >> > >>This electronic transmission is intended only for > >>the use of the > >>individual > >> or entity to which it is addressed and may > contain > >>information that is > >>privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure > >>under applicable law. > >> > >>If the reader of this message is not the intended > >>recipient, you are > >>hereby > >>notified that any dissemination, distribution, or > >>copying of this > >>communication > >> is strictly prohibited. You are also requested > to > >>please notify the > >>sender > >>immediately by e-mail and delete the original > >>message. > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>On Behalf Of Kevin > >>Toppenberg > >>Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 6:24 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Printers... An > >>overview please. > >> > >>Marc, > >> > >>This is wonderful. Were did you get this > >>documentation? I have just > >>looked at the man pages, and it doesn't give me > >>quite enough > >>information. > >> > >>Thanks!!! > >>Kevin > >> > >>--- Marc Aylesworth > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. 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