Printing of pdf document from java application

Question

Hello,
I want to print out a pdf document which I get from a server as a byte-stream. I don't want to display or preview it on the client but print it out right away. Is there a way to do this?
Thank you very much!
Matthias

Answer 1

Hi Matthias,
If you have got solution for this can u suggest me.
I'm using following code
          PrintRequestAttributeSet pras = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
          DocFlavor flavor = javax.print.DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE;
          System.out.println("====================>"+flavor);
          PrintService printService[] = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, pras);
          PrintService defaultService = PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();
          PrintService service = ServiceUI.printDialog(null, 200, 200,printService, defaultService, flavor, pras);
          if (service != null)
               try
                    javax.print.attribute.standard.Copies obj=new javax.print.attribute.standard.Copies(1);
                    Attribute at=(Attribute)pras.get(obj.getClass());
                    int noOfCopies=1;
                    if(at!=null){
                         try{
                              noOfCopies=Integer.parseInt(at.toString());
                         }catch(Exception err){noOfCopies=1;}
                    for(int i=0;i<noOfCopies;i++)
                         URL url = null;
                         try{
                              url = new URL(urlToPDF);
                              url.openConnection();
                              fis = url.openStream();
                         }catch(Exception err){}
                         DocPrintJob job = service.createPrintJob();
                         job.addPrintJobListener(printjoblis);
                         DocAttributeSet das = new HashDocAttributeSet();
                         Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(fis, flavor, null);
                         pras.add(Sides.ONE_SIDED);
                         job.print(doc, pras);
               }catch(Exception err){System.out.println("=========>"+err);}
some times i'm getting garbage values in the printout.
Thanks & Regards,
Surya.