Using java to print a document to a printer

how do i use java to print a document and send it to a desktop's existing printers?

The java print API is documented here
Edited by: yash_sharma on May 25, 2010 6:51 AM

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600 x 840 is a Point value; Point is defined as 1/72nd of an inch. Printers do have much higher DPI than this, but I believe that this DPI has to do with richness of the printed image, not an actual ability to color with that level of resolution. You might want to try calling zoom on your Graphics2D object. Otherwise, I don't know what else you can try.

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Printing a PDF document using Java 1.4 Printing API

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When I tried to print a PDF document using JAVA 1.4 Printing API, I got the following exception.
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at Printing.main(Printing.java:40)
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import javax.print.attribute.*;
import java.io.*;
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PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();
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Here's a pure Java solution (that works!):
http://www.mycgiserver.com/~zhouwu/pdf/readme.html
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- prints only to the default printer
- requires a properties file located in the home directory
my workaround for the last:
     * Print a PDF file to the default printer (might consume lots of memory!).
     * <p>
     * <b>Required:</b>
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<table align="center" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" border=1 cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><pre style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
#com.adobe.acrobat.Viewer Properties
#Wed Oct 29 20:34:05 PST 2003
com.adobe.acrobat.AcceptedLicAgreement=true
com.adobe.acrobat.Fax_Fine_Mode=true
com.adobe.acrobat.Find\:FindAll=false
com.adobe.acrobat.Find\:FindBackwards=false
com.adobe.acrobat.Find\:FindWholeWord=false
com.adobe.acrobat.Find\:MatchCase=false
com.adobe.acrobat.Open_Dialog_Directory=C\:\\temp\\
com.adobe.acrobat.Open_Dialog_File=itext.pdf
com.adobe.acrobat.Print_Method_Known=true
com.adobe.acrobat.Shrink_To_Fit=false
com.adobe.acrobat.SitePreferencesURL=file\://localhost/C\:/pdf/acrobat-site.properties
com.adobe.acrobat.Use_Print_Server=false
com.adobe.acrobat.util.fontDirectories=C\:\\Winnt\\Fonts
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     * </ul>
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Directly Printing RTF document using java

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can we directly print RTF document using java, without giving any preview or any other screen in between.
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Print documents using java

hai,
how can print the text(.txt) file or some message to the printer using Java?
pls answer it.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.print.Printable;
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.text.*;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.awt.font.LineBreakMeasurer;
import java.awt.font.TextLayout;
import java.util.Vector;
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private AttributedString mStyledText = null;
private Vector msg = new Vector();
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this.msg = msg;
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* of the imageable area.
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return this.PAGE_EXISTS;
try this class. the msg Vector contains the text lines that you would like to print.
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Print documents using java program.

Java program printing documents in a printer.
I want to do this in applet..
but for the time being can atleast a java program do this???

Of course it can.
http://www.google.com/search?q=java+printing+tutorial

How do i use java printing api 1.4

How can i print documents using jdk1.4 api.
I have used the following program for printing.
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.print.*;
import javax.print.attribute.*;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.*;
public class Print2DtoStream implements Printable{
public Print2DtoStream() {
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/* Specify the type of the output stream */
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StreamPrintServiceFactory.lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(flavor, psMimeType);
if (factories.length == 0) {
System.err.println("No suitable factories");
System.exit(0);
try {
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StreamPrintService sps = factories[0].getPrintService(fos);
/* Create and call a Print Job */
DocPrintJob pj = sps.createPrintJob();
PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
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pj.print(doc, aset);
fos.close();
} catch (PrintException pe) {
System.err.println(pe);
} catch (IOException ie) {
System.err.println(ie);
public int print(Graphics g,PageFormat pf,int pageIndex) {
if (pageIndex == 0) {
Graphics2D g2d= (Graphics2D)g;
g2d.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());
g2d.setColor(Color.black);
g2d.drawString("example string", 250, 250);
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, 200, 200);
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public static void main(String args[]) {
Print2DtoStream sp = new Print2DtoStream();
However when i run this program,it prints "example string" as used in g2d.drawString("example string",250,250) method above.
What if i want to print content from any file.
So anybody konwing this plz reply

This is covered pretty well in the Java Print Service API Guide.
You could start here http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/guide/jps/spec/printing.fm1.html
Basically, you have two choices - either you're going to throw a document at the print service, or you're going to print using Graphics2D commands. You also have the choice between printing to a printer, or to a stream. Mix and match for four combinations.
Whether you can just take a raw document and send it to a printer via the document printing stuff depends on what print services you have installed. For the standard J2SE, it's pretty limited.
If you're doing it via the Graphics2D approach, however, you can print anything you can draw. That's nice - it means you can use the same code to display stuff on the screen and print it.

Print different format files using java API

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I need to print documents ( MS-DOC, PDF, Plain Text ) using Java API. I do not need window for configuring number of pages to be print etc etc.. Whatever the file specified should be printed.
I checked with printerJob.print(); from java API and able to print simple text. I need to approach same for files of different formats.
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How to print PDF files using java print API

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I was goign throw lot of discusion and reading lot of forums related to print pdf files using java api. but nothing seems to be working for me. Can any one tell me how to print pdf files using java api.
Thanks in advance

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Can't seem to get hold of the example described in your reply below. If you could let us have the URL to get then it would be great.
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Hi
I would like to see if it was possible. I thought it would be easy, as
there is a standard batch processing sequence (Print 1st page of all) using
Java that comes with Acrobat 7. This allows you to print the first page of
a number of files that you select when the sequence is run. Its code is:
/* Print 1st Page */
/* This sequence prints the first page of
   each document selected to the default printer.
this.print
To my uninformed mind it seemed logical that the same code, slightly
modified to print all pages, should work from within a form.
Anyway, if there is a way to choose individual files, I would appreciate
that.
Thanks
Rob

Printing a microsoft word doc using Java Print API

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I have to print a microsoft word doc.I am using Java Print API, but the code is printing only Hashcodes instead of the actual document.
Here is the code. Please let me know whats wrong in it.
CODE:::
public String print() throws Exception {
String realPath = getRealPath("/images/formLibrary/csaAddressContactRequestForm100.doc");
PrintRequestAttributeSet pras1 = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
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PrintService defaultService = PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();
DocPrintJob job = defaultService.createPrintJob();
FileInputStream fis1 = new FileInputStream(realPath);
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System.exit(0);
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}

By using an appropriate library. JText, whatever.
Google, man.I think Rene meant iText!Whatever. :) Never used it, I just remembered there was something named like that. Thanks.

Printing remote page using java

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If you can suggest me a way to this.
I would like to know how a remote file is printed using java
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PrintService[] psrvc = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(null,null);Is this going to return the printers conected to the users system.
What I need is the user who is borwsing the site should be able to print
the file from his local printer.
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not show him that document).

Is this going to return the printers conected to the users system.If it returns anything, it will return the printers connected to the system where the code is running.
You have some words in your post that suggest you have a web application in mind, or something like that. It's hard to tell.

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How can I print a text file using Java without converting the output to an image format. Is there anyway I can send the characters in the text file as it is for a print job? I did get a listing doing this ... but that converted the text to an image format before printing....
THanks,.

Hi I had to write a print api from scratch, and I did not convert the output to image. Go and read up on the following code. I know there is a Tutorial on Sun about the differant sections of the snippet.
private void printReport()
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