10-18-2007
Print to ps2pdf print queue
I am trying to create a printer queue, on a SunOS 5.7 system, that outputs a pdf file. There is an application running on the system that has a print button, which sends print files to the default printer. If I disable the printer, I am able to manually capture the files in /var/spool/lp/tmp and convert them to pdf format using ps2pdf, but I would like this to be automatic. How do I set up a pseudo printer to output the files in pdf format in a specified directory?
Thanks,
Cheers,
Sean.
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
ospm-pm
ospm-pm(1) User Commands ospm-pm(1)
NAME
ospm-pm - OpenSolaris Print Manager
SYNOPSIS
ospm-pm [gnome-std-options]
DESCRIPTION
The OpenSolaris Print Manager application enables you to control and manage print queues and print jobs. Currently, it supports on Solaris
LP print system. You can use OpenSolaris Print Manager to perform the following tasks:
o Create printer groups from a static list or based on some attributes of the printers
o View print jobs on each printer, and remove print jobs that are queued
o Add new printer queues manually
o Integrate Print queues which were Auto-detected or auto-discovered into its GUI
The tool can be invoked from the command line, but it is typically invoked from the desktop menu.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more infor-
mation.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching OpenSolaris Print Manager.
example% ospm-pm
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/ospm-pm
The executable file for OpenSolaris Print Manager application.
$HOME/.ospm-printer-groups.xml
Configuration file for printer groups.
$HOME/.printers
It supports printer(4) when user saves queues into the Favourites printer group.
ATTRIBUTES
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWprint-monitor |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gconf-editor(1), gconftool-2(1), ospm-preferences(1), libgconf-2(3), printer(4), gnome-std-options(5)
NOTES
Written by Evan Yan, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.
SunOS 5.11 07 Aug 2008 ospm-pm(1)