Sending a file that have been uploaded to a holding queue

Hey guys im doing a project using JSF to create a web app that allows a user to upload a file such as a pdf or word document and then send it to a printer

im really stuck now on how to send the file i have upload via primfaces with ajax, but how do i send this to a printer ?, actuall it has to be sent to a printer holding queue as the job will be manually released but how do i go about this ? anyone got some sample code to start me off ? i have downloaded the CUPS4J library but don't know where to start as im new to java

Thanks guys !

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I hardly ever print anything any more, so I don’t know. It has something to do with PrinterJob, I can remember that much. But I am pretty sure that you can find something if you open the Java Tutorials with ctrl-F-print. I found about 4 or 5 pages, but you might do well to start here. It is in the Swing section, which I hope does not mean you have to display your document on a GUI before you can print it. You get a print dialogue window, just as for any other printing, and I think once you get that far, all the printing is handled by the operating system in its usual fashion.

Thank you for your reply i will look into it now

, and yes i don't need to display the document before printing just need to send it to a printer