how to print data from servlet to hp-printer

[darshan karle]

hello everyone,

I am trying to print data from servlet to hp printer.i am new to it.
i it possible for anybody to send sample code. pleaseeeeeeee.
or paste web site name where i can find the code

regards
darshan

[Ben Souther]

Are you trying to send the job to a printer connected to the server or to the client's machine?

[darshan karle]

thanks for the reply.
my system is connected to LAN network.
i want to send data to the printer connected to client machine

[Ben Souther]

Originally posted by darshan karle:
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i want to send data to the printer connected to client machine

In that case, this is more of an HTML question than a servlet question.
I'll move this to our HTML/Javascript forum for you.

[Tim Holloway]

A servlet cannot print for a client for 3 reasons:

1. A servlet is built on HTTP, and HTTP can only respond to requests. If the browser makes a request, the response will go to the browser, so the browser would have to then route the output to a printer (more on this shortly). A printer doesn't make HTTP requests, so until someone invents one that can

2. The whole infrastructure of web client and web server is designed to sandbox out automated printing because believe it or not, people have using print subsystems to do rude, evil and abusive things.

3. The servlet doesn't know what the client's printing options are (what, if any printers are available and what drivers and print options to use).

A web client can print directly if it contains an applet that prints, but do to sandbox rules, this requires that the applet be digitally signed and that the client machine is set up to accept it. This is usually more trouble than it's worth.

More commonly, the applet simply generates an HTTP response that the user then prints using their browser's File/Print menu or a JavaScript function that does the same thing in software. The response is usually HTML, plain text or a PDF.

[darshan karle]

thanks for the reply,

can you please send the sample code to send data from browser to HP printer.
or send me the link where i can find more information about this.
please i am new to this topic.

regards
darshan

[Eric Pascarello]

All you have to work with is window.print()

Eric

[Bryce Martin]

Usually File --> Print works too Just have a style sheet that is media="print".