Would Google Cloud Print be helpful?

Otherwise, I think you may need to use multiple apps to actually print
things (i.e. you actually need Word to print Word docs) unless the files
are all converted. While at least in the case of Word, this can be done
from the command line with switches, it actually invokes the whole program
which is a huge waste -- it's probably better to just have Office running
and then have an Office Basic program scan for files and send them to the
printer.

kyle

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Kozlowski,Brendon <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Not a dumb question at all. In this particular case, the receiving PC that
> is to be storing/printing the documents will be taking jobs from multiple
> networks, buildings, etc by either piping an email account, or downloading
> via a user's upload from a webpage. We already have a solution for catching
> jobs in the print spooler (not ours), but need to automate the sending of
> the documents to the spooler itself.
>
> The only way I've ever sent documents to the spooler was by opening up the
> full application (ex: Microsoft Word), and using the GUI to send the print
> job. Since the PC housing and releasing these files is expected to be
> un-manned and sit in a back room, we just need to be able to silently print
> the jobs in the background. Opening multiple applications over and over
> again would use up a lot of resources, so a silent, no-GUI option would be
> the best from my very little understanding - if it's even possible.
>
>
>
> Brendon Kozlowski
> Web Administrator
> Saratoga Springs Public Library
> 49 Henry Street
> Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
> [518] 584-7860 x217
> ________________________________________
> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Kyle
> Banerjee [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Silently print (no GUI) in Windows
>
> At the risk of asking a dumb question, why wouldn't a print server meet
> your use case if the print jobs come from elsewhere?
>
> kyle
>
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Kozlowski,Brendon <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > I'm curious to know if anyone has discovered ways of silently printing
> > documents from such Windows applications as:
> >
> >
> >
> > - Acrobat Reader (current version)
> >
> > - Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, etc...)
> >
> > - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
> >
> >
> >
> > I unfortunately haven't had much luck finding any resources on this.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd like to be able to receive documents in a queue like fashion to a
> > single PC and simply print them off as they arrive. However, automating
> the
> > loading/exiting of the full-blown application each time, and on-demand,
> > seems a little too cumbersome and unnecessary.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have not yet decided on whether I'd be scripting it (PHP, AutoIT, batch
> > files, VBS, Powershell, etc...) or learning and then writing a .NET
> > application. If .NET solutions use the COM object, the scripting becomes
> a
> > potential candidate. Unfortunately I need to know how, or even if, it's
> > even possible to do first.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you for any and all feedback or assistance.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendon Kozlowski
> > Web Administrator
> > Saratoga Springs Public Library
> > 49 Henry Street
> > Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
> > [518] 584-7860 x217
> >
> > Please consider the environment before printing this message.
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