Hi,
I'm working with printer development for kiosk applications and I need to write my own extension module for printing.
Now every wise guy will screem RTFM and tell me to look at the php_printer.dll extension. But I did and that is why I have to write my own. The php_printer.dll don't allow you to send BINARY data to the printer, neither to read status back from the printer.
Okay, now you will say that the TEXT option sends data directly to the printer. It looks like the data goes directly but it doesn't, there must be an error in the manual.
I have analyzed the data actually sent to the printer and saw that there was an StartDoc, StartPage, Text rasterization through GDI, EndPage and then a EndDoc. It's just a "lazy" way to print!!!
So can ayone tell me what I need to create my own extension module (development kit). What is this PECL and PEAR tech's?
Best regards,
Max
