Directly write to network printer

[salman83]

Hi all,

I ran into a problem. How do I write raw data directly to the network printer.

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

[olivthill2]

It depends on your kind of printer and network.

First, place your data in a file, e.g. foo.dat.

Sometimes, the printer can be reached from Windows command/console box (cmd.exe or command.com).
The printer's address is in the form \\pathofnetwrok\nameofprinter.
Write "type foo.dat >\\pathofnetwrok\nameofprinter".

Sometimes, the printer can be reached via FTP.
Open a connection using the IP address of the printer.
Issue a "put foo.dat" command to send the file to the printer.

[carl666]

See MSDN code sample to write raw data to printer .

[johanneshau]

It depends on the type of the printer. I only recently discovered that there is an lpr.exe program in Windows (at least XP; probably w2k; NT4?, W9x??). How to do it from a program see attached files.

Johannes