How to send a print job to a printer with set quantity

[paulfla]

This is what I've been asked to do:
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I want to be able to have a website create print jobs:

Go online select item(s) from list/form.
Postscript or pdf file associated with item(s).
Submit order sends print job(s) to color copier, ideally with quantity ordered.
Also prints out a packing list with shipping instructions.

Can you assocaiate a print quantity with the file?
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I can figure out how to do most of this except I have no idea how to "send a print job(s) to color copier, ideally with quantity ordered." from a web page

Can somone tell me if they've done something like this? Maybe I am going to have to call a Visual Basic program??? Is it realistically feasible?

Thank you in advance for your time.

 

[vbkris]

i dont know, maybe u are looking for just this:
<script>
window.print()
</script>

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[paulfla]

I wish it was that easy.

The vistors print selection needs to print on our Color Copier Print Press Machine.

I believe the code above will print on the vistor's local printer. I don't want that.

Thanks for your response though.

 

[vbkris]

ah, got confused.

what kind of control do you have over the server? can u execute DLL files on it?

the soln migth be simple.

u could maybe create an instance of the printer object in the ASP file.

ThePrintObject=server.createobject("PRINTEROBJECT")
'u need to use COM to access the file.


if you can do that then i think it might work.

e.g:
wshell object (which is basically a windows DLL object)...


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[paulfla]

It is our server and we have complete control of it.

Would you happen to have any source code examples?

Thanks again.

 

[steven290]

i think this is what you want

print from asp

 

[onpnt]

my solution once many moons ago was to use the TYPE command.

then all I needed to was...
WScriptObj.Run "cmd /c TYPE file"

or such. not sure on the syntax as it was a while ago. of course this only works on a trusted network also.

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[onpnt]

derrr


WScriptObj.Run "cmd /c TYPE file>>\\printserver\printername"

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