We are assigned to develop an application using C# that can transfer print jobs between printers. I have looked on the Windows API, and System.Printing namespace but I can't find a class or function that can do this. Is there a free library out there that is suitable for this? How will you do this using .Net or the Win32 API?
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Isn't this a problem of load-balancing/routing a particular job to the least busy printer?
dirkgently
2009-02-18 09:12:44
It's almost the same.
John
2009-02-18 09:15:58
+1
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If nothing exists in the Win32 API, then there will be nothing in .NET.
Unless the printer drivers are identical then you may have problems because the printer jobs go through some processing by the driver before entering the queue.
Have you considered a single queue with multiple printers associated with it (this giving more capacity and redundancy in case of printer failure)?
Richard
2009-02-18 10:38:36
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I'm pretty sure you can just CopyFile a SPL file to a new printer port if it's the same driver. If you print in EMF, you may be able to go across different drivers.
The port names might be a bit tricky depending on how the printer(s) are attached. WinObj and the rules of dev naming will be handy for tracking it down.
Mark Brackett
2009-08-08 03:05:02