Printing to network printer using JDK 1.3

Question

Hi everyone,
We have the requirements from a client to enable them to be able to pick a printer from anywhere on our network and then send a report to that printer through a web application.
We are restricted to using the 1.3 JDK on Weblogic 6.1
I have searched this forum for info on how to print to a network printer and I have gotten lots of the code samples that look like the one below but I can't seem to get it to work.
Any suggestions on how to accomplish this? Or what errors I'm making...
Here is the error:
Summary Statement Did Not Print: java.io.FileNotFoundException: \\BCHYDRO_TREE\cpp_07SE01_hp8150dn_ps-pcl.cpp7.gvd.lm.bchydro.ca (The system cannot find the file specified)
Here is the sample code:
import java.io.*;
public class PrintTest
     public static void main (String args[])
          PrintTest pt = new PrintTest();
          pt.printAsText("This is a test");
     public void printAsText(String sSummaryStatement)
     try
     FileOutputStream fos = new
     FileOutputStream("\\\\BCHYDRO_TREE\\cpp_07SE01_hp8150dn_ps-pcl.cpp7.gvd.lm.bchydro.ca");
     PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(fos);
     ps.print("\r");
     ps.print(sSummaryStatement);
     ps.print("\f");
     ps.close();
     System.out.println("Print Job Sent");
     catch(Exception e)
     System.err.println("Summary Statement Did Not Print: " + e);
     }// end function printAsText()
}

Answer 1

Hello,
I am also working on a very similar assignment and I was wondering if you have had any luck with your original post problem. I would appreciate it if you would post any discoveries that you have made as I believe we are travelling down the same road. Thanks!
Janis