Select the printer tray using the Java Print Service with JDK 1.4.2

Question

Hello,
I have got a problem with 1.4 Printing. I would like to specify the printer tray for printing on Windows platform (XP and NT4.0). I am trying to use the attribute javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray class (ex. MediaTray.BOTTOM).
Howerver, I can control the printer tray if I use the PCL driver of the printer. If I user the postscript driver I am not able to control the printer tray. I can reproduce the problem with 3 different printers (HP, Lexmark and Nashuatec).
I used the getSupportedAttributeValues to check the supported values of the Media
Media med[] = (Media[])service.getSupportedAttributeValues(Media.class, null, null);
for (int k=0; k<med.length; k++) {
System.out.println("Name : " + med[k].getClass() + " - Value : " + med[k].getValue());     
With the PCL driver I have the following output and I can control the printer tray.
Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 0
Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 2
Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 4
Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 0
Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 1
With the postscript driver I have the following output and I cannot control the printer tray
Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 5
Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 6
Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 7
Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 8
Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 9
As I must use the postscript printer, can someone help me?
Thanks.

Answer 1

Hello,
Can you tell me how it's possible to selet the tray using the PCL?
I print on the following way:
PrintService[] services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(null, null);
AttributeSet aset = new HashAttributeSet();
aset.add(new PrinterName("\\\\107208\\SBE08111", null)); // select printer
......Now I tried to add your code and I get the following output:
0: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 40
1: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 41
2: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 45
3: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 42
4: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 4
5: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 5
6: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 27
7: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 46
8: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 59
9: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 60
10: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 55
11: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 38
12: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 16
13: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName - Value : 57
14: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 0
15: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 2
16: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 1
17: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 6
18: Name : class javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray - Value : 4
19: Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 0
20: Name : class sun.print.Win32MediaTray - Value : 1
It's a printer with to trays, so I suppose the last two lines are important, but I'm not possible to effectively select the tray I want to print..