samba pdf printing

qvindesland · 11-03-2008, 08:23 AM

Hello List

Does anyone know how I could get samba to convert a print job to a pdf document, then automatically print it to a printer?

The pdf files must also be saved on a public folder do I suspect that I could do something like a $HOME/pdfprint with the pdfprint folder as a link to a public shared folder type nfs.

Kind regards
Per Qvindesland

TB0ne · 11-03-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by qvindesland

Hello List

Does anyone know how I could get samba to convert a print job to a pdf document, then automatically print it to a printer?

The pdf files must also be saved on a public folder do I suspect that I could do something like a $HOME/pdfprint with the pdfprint folder as a link to a public shared folder type nfs.

Kind regards
Per Qvindesland

Samba is a connection protocol...it won't do conversions. The only thing you could possibly do, is set up a print-to-pdf printer in CUPS, and share it to Samba, having a default folder set.

michaelk · 11-03-2008, 10:13 AM

This should get you started.
http://www.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~vrbehr/cups-pdf/

TB0ne · 11-03-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by michaelk

This should get you started.
http://www.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~vrbehr/cups-pdf/

Great link...thanks...