Re: ESQL/C and printing

Tim Kelly wrote: } }I have an ESQL/C program that reads information out of an Informix }database and then writes it to a printer. The problem I'm currently }having is how do I access the Unix printers within C? Currently I'm }using the /dev/..... device files and that works fine. But, we have }now installed Axis Communication ports and Intel Netports and the }printers are installed on the network. These printers are each }installed into the LP Spooler and I can print fine. The problem is }that each printer port uses a proprietary program to spool through and }the dev/... device files are NOT there. } } What I what to do is put the available printers into a database }and have the user select one and then print. Is there a way to access }the LP Spooler within ESQL/C without using direct devices? Tim, You should make use of popen(), pclose() to initiate pipe I/O to/from a process. You could do popen("lp -s", "w"), for opening a pipe to "lp" without standard oupput messages. -- Have a nice day Felix K. Mathews mailto:fmathews@systems.dhl.com