Printing to Wireless printer.

[Justin Fox]

I'm using javax.print package to print a text document. I can get the default printer (I can print the name of the printer). But when I create the DocPrintJob object and call it's .print() function,
nothing happens .

The only difference between this printer and the one I test on at the office is that the one at the office is a network printer (non-wireless) and the one at my house is wireless.
Is there something different I have to do to get it to print to a wireless printer? No exception is throw so I don't know how to debug it to see what the problem is.

Thanks,

Justin

[Justin Fox]

I added a PrintJobListener to the job, only the 'DataTransferCompleted' and 'NoMoreEvents' events are raised.

Justin

[Justin Fox]

here is my code:

	private void printFile(String FILE_NAME)
	{
		try
		{

			FileInputStream textStream = new FileInputStream(FILE_NAME);
			
			DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE;
			PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
			aset.add(new Copies(1));

			Doc mydoc = new SimpleDoc(textStream , flavor, null);
			
			PrintService defaultService = PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();
			
			System.out.println(defaultService.getName());

					
					//print using default
					DocPrintJob job = defaultService.createPrintJob();
					job.addPrintJobListener(new PrintListener());
					
						job.print(mydoc, aset);
						//textStream.close();

		}
		catch(Exception e)
		{
			System.out.println("Error printing file." + e.getMessage());
		}

	}

Justin

[Justin Fox]

And the PrintJobListener class code:

private class PrintListener implements PrintJobListener
	{
		@Override
		public void printJobNoMoreEvents(PrintJobEvent e)
		{
			 System.out.println("No more events to process.");
		}

		@Override
		public void printDataTransferCompleted(PrintJobEvent arg0) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			System.out.println("Print document transferred successfully!");
		}

		@Override
		public void printJobCanceled(PrintJobEvent arg0) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			System.out.println("Print job was canceled for some reason.");
		}

		@Override
		public void printJobCompleted(PrintJobEvent arg0) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			System.out.println("Printjob completed succesfully!");
		}

		@Override
		public void printJobFailed(PrintJobEvent arg0) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			System.out.println("Print job failed for some reason.");
		}

		@Override
		public void printJobRequiresAttention(PrintJobEvent arg0) {
			// TODO Auto-generated method stub
			System.out.println("The print job requires attention, check to make sure the printer is on\n" +
	   		"and that the print has ink and paper.");
		}
	}

[Justin Fox]

I'm starting to think Java's ability to print to HP printers is limited if not non-existent.

I have a wireless laserjet at home that won't print and I have a LasterJet 1000 series at work that won't print as well.

No more HP printers for me!

Justin

[Justin Fox]

Ok... I got the bright idea maybe I should look at the print queue to see if it's even getting that far, and it is.
I looked at the document properties and it says 0 bytes. I tried some different flavors, but none work besides AUTOSENSE.

The print job starts and then just deletes itself, but I'm sure that's because it's 0 bytes...

anyone know a way to deal with this problem?

Justin