Is it possible to get the CUPSprinter/queuename in to the job stream?

Fred Heeks fred.heeks at hp.com
Fri Oct 2 05:39:43 PDT 2009


>
> Hello,
>
> On Oct 2 04:47 Fred Heeks wrote (shortened):
> > Basically, I have a number of CUPS print queues. Each of which
> > send their print jobs to a raw socket, listening on a
> > particular port. This listener takes the job data
> > and parses it and then send it elsewhere.
>
> I would add a selfmade filter to the CUPS print queues
> (in your case preferably a "System V style interface script")
> which prepends the job data with whatever information
> your listener needs and let the listener read and cut
> this information before it sends the job data elsewhere.
>
> Regarding "add a selfmade filter"
> http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Using_Your_Own_Filters_to_Print_with_CUPS
> might help you.
>
>
> Kind Regards
> Johannes Meixner
> --
> SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany
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>
Johannes - Thank you very much for all your help! I'll look in to that and try it out.
Thanks again!




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