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RE: regd lpd backend

Thanks for your reply Jim,
I tried using socket backend to execute the postsript query but didn't get
the results of the query.
Is there anything I am missnig out ?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Lovell [mailto:email@hidden]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 2:01 AM
To: Deepak Kapila
Cc: 'email@hidden'
Subject: Re: regd lpd backend


On Mar 19, 2004, at 3:26 AM, Deepak Kapila wrote:

> Pap backend works only with the device uri in the format
> pap://zone/device/LaserWriter
> Then can we somehow use the pap backend with the device uri
> lpd://10.91.205.11/myprintqueue to get our work done.

The socket backend supports bidirectional communications. Try a URI
like:

socket://10.91.205.11/myprintqueue?bidi

Jim

>
> rgds
> Deepak Kapila
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Sweet [mailto:email@hidden]
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 4:21 PM
> To: Deepak Kapila
> Cc: email@hidden
> Subject: Re: regd lpd backend
>
>
> Deepak Kapila wrote:
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I am trying to excute a potscript query using the lpd
>> backend but not getting the results.
>> Though i can execute the query using pap backend.
>>
>> I am using
>>
>> /usr/libexec/cups/backend/lpd and the device uri is
>> lpd://10.91.205.11/myprintqueue.
>>
>> Is there any difference between executing the postscript
>> query using pap backend and lpd backend other than the device uri
>> format.
>>
>> Has someone a tip?
>
> The LPD backend does not support querying of the printer in this
> way since the communications channel is not bidirectional.
>
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