> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Aug 23 15:45:43 2002
> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:32:27 -0700 (MST)
> From: David Bear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: LPRng: KDE Print - LPRng Support
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Patrick Powell wrote:
> > I am currently setting up the following calls in the
> > LPRng library so you can get information from LPRng
> > by using a separate process or linking into the LPRng
> > library (liblprng) (as for CUPS).
> >
> > The API is blindingly stupid:
> >
>
> So am I.  What I would like is a way to get this kind of info from a
> scripting language like python.  Of course I could just use the lpq/lprm
> interfaces to do some thing but I'd like to be lazy and receive status
> info in some easily parseable structure.  The goal is to write a web
> interface to show printer queues and status.
>
> any suggestions?

a) dig into the python intervals and learn how to interface python
   to a C function.

b) set up a library that does (effectively) the same thing with
   the status returned by lpq

a) is painful
b) is quick and easy...

Sorry...

>
> -- 
> David Bear
> College of Public Programs/ASU
> 480-965-8257
> ...the way is like water, going where nobody wants it to go

Patrick Powell                 Astart Technologies
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LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.lprng.com)

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