[cups.general] printing to a file
Johannes Meixner
jsmeix at suse.de
Wed Jan 25 01:36:17 PST 2006
Hello,
On Jan 24 16:36 Anonymous wrote (shortened):
> I am using cups to send a print job, to a file.
> After the print job is saved to a file, I want the send it
> to three other printers.
> How can i tell if CUPS is finished saving to the file?
Don't do it this way.
Instead write a selfmade backend which sends the data to
the other print queues.
See the "CUPS Software Programmers Manual":
"Writing Filters" and "Writing Backends"
and see the man page "man backend".
Or use for example Tea4CUPS:
http://www.librelogiciel.com/software/Tea4CUPS/action_Presentation
Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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