Re: RE: [PHP-WIN] PHP 4 Printing Question

Yes it is a new PHP4 extension and I dont think you can find any documentation yet. You can find all the prototypes in the source file, and there is on (very short) samplefile included with the source. - Frank >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----------------- >Disclaimer: The information contained in this email is intended only for the >use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may be confidential or >contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended >recipient you are hereby notified that any perusal, use, distribution, >copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >email in error please immediately advise us by return email at >postmaster@normandy.com.au and delete the email document without making a >copy. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----------------- >Frank, > >Are these printer extensions to PHP? Where are they documented? > > >Mark Nold >markn@enspace.com <mailto:markn@enspace.com> >Senior Consultant >  >Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Frank M. Kromann [mailto:fmk@swwwing.com] >Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 11:29 PM >To: Woods Ron Contr SA-ALC/FMIS >Cc: PHP-Windows List (E-mail) >Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] PHP 4 Printing Question > > >Have a look at the printer extension, available on WinNT. > >The extension enables a PHP script to control a windows printer (local or >remote). > >If you need binaries blease let me know. > >- Frank > >>My company is developing an application where we use a web browser to >record >>attendees at a group function and we want to use PHP 4 for the development. >> >>One of the application requirements is to print an ticket to go into a >prize >>drawing. We know how to use the html print function; but that doesn't >really >>give us the printing flexibility that we need. >> >>What we are envisioning is creating a PHP script, running on a WinNT server >>(where PHP 4 lives), that runs every minute. The script would read a db >>table looking for tickets to print, access another db table to select and >>format the print file and write it to a networked windows printer. Is it >>possible for a PHP script to write to a windows printer like this? >> >>Ron Woods/GAI >>Sr. Software Engineer >>1777 N.E. Loop 410 >>Suite 600 >>San Antonio, TX 78217 >>Tel: 210-820-2615 >>Fax: 210-832-0487 >>http://www.gai-inc.com >><http://www.gai-inc.com> >> >> >> > > > > >