[cups.general] reading data from raw printer

[Tim Waugh]

On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 11:39 +0200, Johannes Meixner wrote:
> > Something ins the spirit of:
> > $open = `echo $send_status_command | cups -P tmu200`
> > ?
> > 
> > How can i read information from a printer?
> 
> It is the CUPS backend which talks directly to the printer, see
> the CUPS documentation and "man backend" and
> http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell
> 
> Therefore it is the backend which can read information from a printer.
> 
> To do special stuff you would have to write your own backend.
> E.g. don't use the generic "serial" backend but use your own
> special "myserial" backend which does exactly what you like.

Can't the CUPS command interface (application/vnd.cups-command) do
what's required?

Tim.
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