Printing text to an NT queue using 1.4 SDK.

Question

Does anyone have some code for printing text to an NT queue.
I am particlarly interested in the MIME type and the print attribute sets used.
The same exercise through JDK 1.2 generates a rastered image..
An example would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

This sample is for printing a gif in c:\temp\test.gif -> windows OS
But you can also print text ...
import java.io.*;
import javax.print.*;
import javax.print.attribute.*;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.*;
public class PrintGif {
public static void main(String args[]) {
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.GIF;
PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
aset.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4);
aset.add(new Copies(1));
PrintService[] pservices =
PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, aset);
if (pservices.length > 0) {
DocPrintJob printJob = pservices[0].createPrintJob();
Doc doc = new InputStreamDoc("c:\\temp\\test.gif", flavor);
try {
printJob.print(doc, aset);
} catch (PrintException e) {
System.err.println(e);
} else {
System.err.println("No suitable printers");
System.out.println("done.");
class InputStreamDoc implements Doc {
private String filename;
private DocFlavor docFlavor;
private InputStream stream;
public InputStreamDoc(String name, DocFlavor flavor) {
filename = name;
docFlavor = flavor;
public DocFlavor getDocFlavor() {
return docFlavor;
public DocAttributeSet getAttributes() {
return null;
public Object getPrintData() throws IOException {
return getStreamForBytes();
public java.io.Reader getReaderForText() throws java.io.IOException {
return null;
public InputStream getStreamForBytes() throws IOException {
synchronized(this) {
if (stream == null) {
stream = new FileInputStream(filename);
return stream;
}