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Ralph Koppel26-Jun-07 3:16
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Business Requirement

We have a need to print from our web environment to multiple network printers (with static IP) at other businesses.

Issues
We would like to choose the best technology to implement this solution. We have identified three key issues in the technology. Our software runs on IIS using Microsoft .Net 2. We use VB but can translate any ideas presented in C#.


Sending HTML to Non-Default Printers

We currently format our orders using HTML. I am aware of two technologies for printing HTML but both have problems with printing to the non-default printer. The web control only prints to the default printer. It is possible to change the default printer, but that is not acceptable for a server-side solution. I have also tried AxDHTMLEdit. The only way I could find to change printers is through a parameter that pops up the user interface, not possible for server side.

I need to find a good scalable server-side technology for sending HTML to any printer. An acceptable but far less desirable technology would allow sending plain text to any printer.


Monitoring Print Jobs

We need to monitor print jobs to verify that they printed successfully. It appears that Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) should provide the technology to accomplish that. My one question in this area is if we print multiple orders, how can I match my order to the print job?


Network Printer Setup

In the short term, we could set up a network printer using conventional setup methods. We expect, however, to eventually support thousands of network printers so this does not appear to be scalable, particularly in a multi-server environment. Is there a way to send a print job to a temporary printer declared on the fly given only the IP address and printer type? Ideally, it would be nice to have a good universal printer driver but it would be acceptable for us to only support a limited set of printers.


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