topic multiple printers on the same queue in Operating System - HP-UX

multiple printers on the same queue

Kyle Links — Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:33:23 GMT

Can anyone assist me in printing the same document to two (or 3) different
printers at the same time. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Simplest question of the day,
---Kyle

Re: multiple printers on the same queue

Karim Hachimi_1 — Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:32:55 GMT

Hi
You can just write a script and print using it
it can be verry simple like this

lp -dprinter1 $1
lp -dprinter2 $1
lp -dprinter3 $1

you willprint the file in all printers you define

Re: multiple printers on the same queue

Kyle Links — Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:18:24 GMT

Thanks for your input. If I'm reading your message correctly, your assuming
that I have the option of placing the job in the print queue. Unfortunately, I
don't. The job is placed into the print queue by an application. If I can
customize the app. to accept a script as it's output then it may work. Thanks
again and any other tips are appeciated.
---Kyle

Re: multiple printers on the same queue

Moe Patches — Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:42:10 GMT

Kyle,

How are the printers set up? Are these set up through JetAdmin (network
printer) or as a Remote printer or are they local printers?

I was able to modify one of the model scripts. Here is my example:

I have defined two printers via JetAdmin:

printer1
printer2

I decided to modify "printer1" to also send a job to "printer2" as well. We
added the following line to the /etc/lp/interface/printer1 file:

. . .
#
# Save the stderr messages in a temporary log file
# and discard stdout which is the peripheral output.
$REALMODEL $job $user "$title" $copy "$options" $files | $HPNPF $HPNPFOPT
2>>$LOG > /dev/null

cat $files | /usr/bin/lp -dprinter2 <--Added this line.

retcode=$?

if [ "$retcode" -eq 0 ]
then
. . .

This has seemed to work for me. So when ever I send a print job to the print
queue "printer1" to will automatically send it to "printer2."

Good Luck!

-Moe

Re: multiple printers on the same queue

Kyle Links — Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:13:58 GMT

Thanks for the tip! I had a mix of both Remote and JetDirect devices. This
works well for the JetDirects and I can live without the Remotes for now.
Thanks again - this works well.
---Kyle