submit a form a print server side, help

jkm

Im kinda new to PHP/Java script. But here is my setup and what Im tryin to do.

I have a form with a series of list boxes bound to a mysql database. The user select different parts from each list box and when the user hits the 'submit' button it saves the contents of all the list boxes to a file and then prints it to the servers printer.

The last part is where Im stuck. I can't seem to figure out how to get it to print server side. I can get it to save the file to the system, just not print.

If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.

TIA!!

drew010

it depends on the os you are using. windows has some printer functions available, on linux you might have to send the output to stdprn or something like that. usually a lower level language is better for this.

jkm

Windows server 2003

drew010

might be worth looking at http://php.net/printer

jkm

Thanks, just a quick peek looks like that will do it. I will look and see what I can do. Thanks a ton.

jkm

ok I read through the info but now a new problem here is the code:

$handle = printer_open("Lexmark X6100 Series");
printer_start_doc($handle, "c:\InetPub\wwwroot\quote\quotes\test.txt");
printer_start_page($handle);
printer_end_page($handle);
printer_end_doc($handle);
printer_close($handle);

The file contains a bunch of useless stuff but the printer just spits the paper out and does not print on it.

Any ideas?

(P.S. the printer pops up on the server and says its printer the correct file but just spits it out)

drew010

never tried using it so i dont really have any ideas on why.

jkm

Anyone have any ideas?