Help - Print from our intranet to a specific printer on the network?

purpendicular · #1 (**permalink**) 10-27-05, 09:21

Maybe someone can help.

I'm building a request for service form and the department insists that they receive a printout to their printer when service is requested.
Their printer and intranet is on the local network at the hospital where I work.

I'm using php and mysql
Is there any way to link to maybe the printer name or ip address?
If other options are possible I'm totally open...

the mapped address for the printer would be:
\\lmcprof2\facmgrpr
and it's local ip address is 172.16.2.51

Thanks so much.
Ray

jfulton · #2 (**permalink**) 10-27-05, 12:24

Quote:

the department insists that they receive a printout to their printer when service is requested

Yes, this can be done using php. When you are processing the request, you'll need to create a document and send it to the printer.

Check out the printer functions (http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.printer.php).

I believe you would want to do something along the lines of:

PHP Code:


			
//processed request...now send to printer...

        $location = "\\lmcprof2\facmgrpr";

        $message = "My message...";



        $handle = printer_open($location);



        printer_start_doc($handle, "Request Received");

        printer_start_page($handle);



        $font = printer_create_font("Arial", 72, 48, 400, false, false, false, 0);

        printer_select_font($handle, $font);

        printer_draw_text($handle, $message, 10, 10);

        printer_delete_font($font);



        printer_end_page($handle);

        printer_end_doc($handle);

        printer_close($handle);

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