[cups.development] Add Network Printer through libcups API

Chad Hulbert Chad.Hulbert at xerox.com
Tue Aug 30 13:37:08 PDT 2011


Russell,

Just download the CUPS source and look at the lpadmin tool.

-Chad

On 8/30/11 4:30 PM, "Azuri" <azuri.shah at fmr.com> thusly spake:

>> Russell Stewart wrote:
>>> Michael Sweet wrote:
>>> 
>>>> You need to create an IPP request and send it using cupsDoFileRequest
>>>> (assuming you are using a PPD file or interface script for the queue)
>>> 
>>> OK, I see. So I assume that ippNewRequest() is the method to call for
>>> creating the IPP request, right?
>> 
>> Yes.  See the "CUPS Implementation of IPP" document for documentation
>> on the attributes and operations:
>> 
>>      http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/spec-ipp.html
>> 
>> --
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>> Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products           mike at easysw dot com
> 
> 
> Can you please provice code on how u did it? I am trying to do the same time
> but have no success so far. How can I use API's to add printer to my mac. I am
> developing a Coca app which provides GUI and takes user input to add printer
> using cups. Please let me know
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