NYCPHP Meetup

[Joseph Crawford]

you know i should look into this one day, i have never had the need or want
to push anything to a printer via php but it's a cool concept and i am sure
it can be accomplished.

On 12/8/06, Rolan Yang <rolan at omnistep.com> wrote:
>
> Do you have the technical reference manual for the printer? url?
> If the printer is form feeding or spitting out garbage, there might be
> an error in the control code's you're feeding to it.
>
> ~Rolan
>
> R. Mariotti wrote:
> > Slightly OT - but...
> >
> > I have several web projects where some of the results is to print
> > formatted labels (not necessarily address) on a local or remote
> > attached small label printer.  Of those that are available, I've
> > selected the Dymo because its "supported" by cups and it can connect
> > via USB.
> >
> > I CAN get output to this printer by opening a pipe to "lp" and passing
> > various parameters and then outputing my text.   However, I cannot
> > send ANY formatting instructions or the printer stops printing.  It
> > advances but nothing prints.
> >
> > Seeing how Dymo doesn't support Linux and none of the other hardware
> > related forums are interested...  I was wondering if anyone in this
> > group has any interest in collaborating towards developing a method to
> > get the control programming through to this type of printer.
> > Perhaps the ultimate goal would be to develop a module that would be
> > available to all as has been done with many other tasks.
> >
> > If anyone is interested, has access to or wishes to purchase and work
> > with one of these inexpensive printers for this purpose, I would be
> > most interested to hear from you.
> >
> > Thanks to anyone who responds.
> >
> > bobmct
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