[cups.general] CUPS API to add printer to mac

[Michael Sweet]

Basic code:

    const char *printer_name = something;
    const char *device_uri = something;
    const char *ppd_name = something;
    http_t *http;
    ipp_status_t status;
    ipp_t *request = ippNewRequest(CUPS_ADD_MODIFY_PRINTER);

    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, IPP_TAG_NAME, "printer-name", NULL,  printer_name);
    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, IPP_TAG_URI, "device-uri", NULL, device_uri);
    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, IPP_TAG_NAME, "ppd-name", NULL, ppd_name);
    ippAddBoolean(request, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, "printer-is-accepting-jobs", 1);
    ippAddInteger(request, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, IPP_TAG_ENUM, "printer-state", IPP_PRINTER_IDLE);

    ippDelete(cupsDoRequest(http, request, "/admin"));

    status = cupsLastError();

Look for status == IPP_OK on success.

On Aug 30, 2011, at 6:13 AM, Azuri wrote:

> I am  writing a Cocoa App which shuold call cups API to allow the user to add printer to mac , but entering the IP address or Queue. I am not sure how to do that in code and which API's to use.
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair