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DOS Print Command to Output Method "Store" (Printer Email Box)

Hi,

I'm trying to use DOS commands to print a folder of PDFs to the email box on a network printer. I can print to it with no problem, and if I print from my desktop, I can config the print driver so that the Output Method is "Store".

Does anyone know a way for me to tell the DOS command to go to the mail box, a.k.a. Output Method "Store"?

Giovanni

Assuming that if you simply e-mail an PDF as an attachment to the printer's monitored inbox, and it prints successfully, all you need is a command-line SMTP mailer.

Blat is such one utility.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81910&package_id=83961&release_id=497595

You would then create a batch file to process each PDF thru Blat... then move the PDF out of the processing directory as to not duplicate printing.

@echo off
if not exist processed\nul md processed
for %%f in (*.pdf) do (
echo processing %%f
if "%1"=="/d" echo debug mode enabled
if "%1"=="/d" blat -body "body message" -subject "subject" -server smtp.mailserver.com:25 -f from@email.address.com -to to@email.address.com -attach %%f -base64 -debug
if not "%1"=="/d" blat -body "body message" -subject "subject" -server smtp.mailserver.com:25 -f from@email.address.com -to to@email.address.com -attach %%f -base64 -q
if "%1"=="/d" move %%f processed
if not "%1"=="/d" move %%f processed > nul
echo finished processing %%f
)

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mwidholm

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Thanks, do you prefer x66, x72, or x65 as a nickname?

Our network ppl said SMTP services aren't turned on for that printer (Canon), but they're checking with Canon to see why this isn't working with the config as they have it.

I'll post back.

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DOS Print Command to Output Method &quot;Store&quot; (Printer Email Box)

DOS Print Command to Output Method "Store" (Printer Email Box)