Print File Name in footer CUPS?

So I'm ocd and have been selling a bunch of stuff on ebay lately and want to get the shipping proccess as as simple as possible. So my idea is to print the shipping label to a pdf file with the name of the item sold as the filename and then mass print the pdfs with the filename somewhere on the page, so that when it's time to ship i don't have to triple check to make sure that the shipping label corresponds with the right item. Is this at all possible with cups? EDIT: I see that I can customize a banner file but i don't see an option for filename. I see an option for job id etc but nothing for filename. So does that mean it's impossible?
Last edited by mamamia88 (2013-08-30 17:22:36)

cookies wrote:
Okay, so you create some initial source file that contains the data you want to print. Then you convert this source file to pdf via the CUPS print-to-pdf feature. How do you create the initial source file?
Right now I can see two ways of getting the file name into the document.
Most office suits should be able to do what you want. With libre office (I tested it with lowriter) you can just hit ctrl+F2 and add the file name (and a lot of other things); it should be updated automatically for you if you change the file name. Don't forget to save the file!
Also, libre office can export to pdf directly. If you have libre office installed you might give it a try.
If you use plain text files, you might add some place holder somewhere and have it replaced by sed (or you could simply append the name at the end). Since you want to work with the pdf files in the end you can write a script that replaces the place holder with the file name and then generates the pdf for you.
I'm trying to make this simpler not more complicated. To print to pdf you just go file>print>print to file>select pdf>type in name you want for file. I don't want to go editing the file I just would like the name of the file to be included on the document. Sure I could go write it out but the printer is in another room and i'd prefer not to make a million trips back and forth

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