How to use Linux Print queue in client_text_io.fopen to print from Windows

Question

We have a forms application deploed on LINUX (Oracle application server 10g).
I have to print a file from local windows PC to a linux Print Queue from forms
I have the following code
PROCEDURE file_to_printer (i_filename_output IN VARCHAR2
,i_network_printer IN VARCHAR2) IS
l_line VARCHAR2(2000);
l_fileid_output client_text_io.file_type;
l_fileid_print client_text_io.file_type;
BEGIN
l_fileid_output := client_text_io.fopen (i_filename_output,'R');
l_fileid_print := client_text_io.fopen (i_network_printer,'W');
WHILE 1 = 1 LOOP
client_text_io.get_line (l_fileid_output, l_line);
client_text_io.put_line (l_fileid_print, l_line);
END LOOP;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
client_text_io.fclose (l_fileid_output);
client_text_io.fclose (l_fileid_print);
END file_to_printer;
Everything works fine if I use a windows printer like \\machine\printer.
I want to use a Linux printer and specified the print queue as
\\machine\print_queue_name. It's not working
and I get error ORA-302000 on the following line
l_fileid_print := client_text_io.fopen (i_network_printer,'W');
and if I give only the queue name no error but it's not printing.
Could you please tell me how to use a Linux/Unix print queue in this situation

Answer 1

the simplest way is to edit the interface file (look in /etc/lp/interfaces for existing printers). Each script is
run per print job where stdin has your print data, and stdout is going to your print device. You can just
send the output to a file instead (assuming you can create a file in the windows directory from the solaris
box). If it's a network share, you could use smbclient.
-r