Re: Printing in Java

Hi,
try Google on some of the following and I guess that you will get a lot of hits:
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE;
PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
/* locate a print service that can handle it */
PrintService[] pservices = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, aset);
/* create a print job for the chosen service */
DocPrintJob pj = pservices[printnbr].createPrintJob();
try {
/* * Create a Doc object to hold the print data.
* Since the data is postscript located in a disk file,
* an input stream needs to be obtained
* BasicDoc is a useful implementation that will if requested
* close the stream when printing is completed.
*/
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(filename);
Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(fis, flavor, null);
/* print the doc as specified */
pj.print(doc, aset);
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rick DuVall [mailto:R_C_DuVall@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2007 03:07 PM
To: java400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Printing in Java

Hi Group,

I have written several swing apps (desktop client ->
iSeries-i5-whatever), but have never used java to print anything. I now
have a need to produce print-out on a little thermal printer as part of the
new app I'm working on. Can anybody point me in the right direction? What
I've found so far seems a bit convoluted. ;) Of course much of java has
struck me that way... <smile>

I continue to dig, but pointers are always welcome. Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Rick DuVall
Systems Manager
Dealer's Auto Auction of Okc, Inc.
<mailto:rick@xxxxxxxxxx> rick@xxxxxxxxxx
(405) 947-2886
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