Printing Using Python

[Raja]

Hi,
Attached is the code . I want my program to save the current printer
job properties and , when I reconnect the printer at a latter date , i
need to print the saved job . Can you please help with my code ? How
to print a document at a later stage and any errors in my code ?

import win32ui
import win32con

myprinter_name = ""
# get the name from your Printers folder

printer_propert ies=[]

def save():
pHandle = win32print.Open Printer(myprint er_name)
properties = win32print.GetP rinter(pHandle, 2)
pDevModeObj = properties["pDevMode"]
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.FormNam e)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.PaperSi ze)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Orienta tion)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Color)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Copies)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Default Source)
win32print.Clos ePrinter(pHandl e)

def apply():
hprinter = win32print.Open Printer(myprint er_name)

devmode = win32print.GetP rinter(hprinter , 2)["pDevMode"]
devmode.FormNam e=printer_prope rties[0]
devmode.PaperSi ze=printer_prop erties[1]
devmode.Orienta tion=printer_pr operties[2]
devmode.Color=p rinter_properti es[3]
devmode.Copies= printer_propert ies[4]
devmode.Default Source=printer_ properties[5]

hdc = win32gui.Create DC("WinPrint",m yprinter_name,d evmode)
dc = win32ui.CreateD CFromHandle(hdc )

dc.StartDoc('My Python Document')
dc.StartPage()
dc.EndPage()
dc.EndDoc()
del dc


You help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You,
Raja.

[kyosohma@gmail.com]

Re: Printing Using Python

On Apr 16, 2:13 pm, "Raja" <rokkamr...@gma il.comwrote:

Hi,
Attached is the code . I want my program to save the current printer
job properties and , when I reconnect the printer at a latter date , i
need to print the saved job . Can you please help with my code ? How
to print a document at a later stage and any errors in my code ?
>
import win32ui
import win32con
>
myprinter_name = ""
# get the name from your Printers folder
>
printer_propert ies=[]
>
def save():
pHandle = win32print.Open Printer(myprint er_name)
properties = win32print.GetP rinter(pHandle, 2)
pDevModeObj = properties["pDevMode"]
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.FormNam e)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.PaperSi ze)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Orienta tion)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Color)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Copies)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Default Source)
win32print.Clos ePrinter(pHandl e)
>
def apply():
hprinter = win32print.Open Printer(myprint er_name)
>
devmode = win32print.GetP rinter(hprinter , 2)["pDevMode"]
devmode.FormNam e=printer_prope rties[0]
devmode.PaperSi ze=printer_prop erties[1]
devmode.Orienta tion=printer_pr operties[2]
devmode.Color=p rinter_properti es[3]
devmode.Copies= printer_propert ies[4]
devmode.Default Source=printer_ properties[5]
>
hdc = win32gui.Create DC("WinPrint",m yprinter_name,d evmode)
dc = win32ui.CreateD CFromHandle(hdc )
>
dc.StartDoc('My Python Document')
dc.StartPage()
dc.EndPage()
dc.EndDoc()
del dc
>
You help is greatly appreciated.
>
Thank You,
Raja.

This sounds like a job for the pickle: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-pickle.html

I would try "pickling" the printer_propert ies list and when you later
need the pickled printer properties, unpickle them.

Mike

[Roger Upole]

Re: Printing Using Python


"Raja" <rokkamraja@gma il.comwrote:

Hi,
Attached is the code . I want my program to save the current printer
job properties and , when I reconnect the printer at a latter date , i
need to print the saved job . Can you please help with my code ? How
to print a document at a later stage and any errors in my code ?
>
import win32ui
import win32con
>
myprinter_name = ""
# get the name from your Printers folder
>
printer_propert ies=[]
>
def save():
pHandle = win32print.Open Printer(myprint er_name)
properties = win32print.GetP rinter(pHandle, 2)
pDevModeObj = properties["pDevMode"]
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.FormNam e)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.PaperSi ze)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Orienta tion)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Color)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Copies)
printer_propert ies.append(pDev ModeObj.Default Source)
win32print.Clos ePrinter(pHandl e)
>
def apply():
hprinter = win32print.Open Printer(myprint er_name)
>
devmode = win32print.GetP rinter(hprinter , 2)["pDevMode"]
devmode.FormNam e=printer_prope rties[0]
devmode.PaperSi ze=printer_prop erties[1]
devmode.Orienta tion=printer_pr operties[2]
devmode.Color=p rinter_properti es[3]
devmode.Copies= printer_propert ies[4]
devmode.Default Source=printer_ properties[5]
>
hdc = win32gui.Create DC("WinPrint",m yprinter_name,d evmode)
dc = win32ui.CreateD CFromHandle(hdc )
>
dc.StartDoc('My Python Document')
dc.StartPage()
dc.EndPage()
dc.EndDoc()
del dc
>
>
You help is greatly appreciated.
>
Thank You,
Raja.
>

You should be able to pause the job using win32print.SetJ ob
with JOB_CONTROL_PAU SE and resume it later using
JOB_CONTROL_RES UME. That way you won't even have
to store the print parameters yourself.

hth
Roger





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