/t5/coldfusion-discussions/cfprint-not-stapling/td-p/3526892Jun 21, 2011
Jun 21, 2011
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I am just testing with the <cfprint> tag and need it to duplex and staple. I can get the printer to duplex through <cfprint>, but when I try to staple it just won't do it. The printer is on the network, and like I said, I can get it to print fine if I take out the staple attribute or set fidelity to "no." I've tested just printing manually from my computer and it staples fine. I've looked at my drivers and they are up to date and working fine. I've not found many Google results pertaining to this problem. The livedocs are pretty unhelpful for this issue. Any thoughts or anyone having the same problem?
Sorry if that was harsh, I honestly thought you might have been joking as I had no idea you could control stapling via the <cfprint> tag. I've been informed that it wasn't a joke, so, again I'm sorry and I wish I had an answer to offer.
Have you tried the GetPrinterInfo function to see if stapling is supported on the printer?
Yes, I've used GetPrinterInfo to look at the properties of the printer. The printer doesn't show finishing/stapling but I'm also using other attributes that don't show up on the GetPrinterInfo output. For example, pageScaling isn't shown in the properties of my printer, but when I add it to the <cfprint> tag and set fidelity to yes, I can still print.
Note: The particular
printer attributes supported are dependent on the operating system,
the network printer server, if there is one, and the printer. The cfprint tag is
dependent on the Java Print Service (JPS). Many printers support
attributes that are not accessible from JPS. For example, the JPS
for a Macintosh OSX running JDK 1.5 supports the fewest printer
attributes. Upgrading to JDK 1.6 adds some functionality, but finishing
attributes are still not supported.
I also wonder if there is a fix for this in an updated version of the JPS, but I know nothing about that. Which JDK are you running? Is this CF8 or 9?
Does it print OK and just not staple, or does it not print at all? Do you see anything in the log files?
Well, if I set fidelity to no (which will still print as long as most of the attributes are supported), it prints and duplexes like I want, it just doesn't staple. If I set fidelity to yes, it complains that the attribute "fidelity" is not supported. Although this brings me back to my ealier comment about attributes that are not shown in the GetPrinterInfo yet will still print with fidelity set to yes...
Note: The particular
printer attributes supported are dependent on the operating system,
the network printer server, if there is one, and the printer. The cfprint tag is
dependent on the Java Print Service (JPS). Many printers support
attributes that are not accessible from JPS. For example, the JPS
for a Macintosh OSX running JDK 1.5 supports the fewest printer
attributes. Upgrading to JDK 1.6 adds some functionality, but finishing
attributes are still not supported.
I also wonder if there is a fix for this in an updated version of the JPS, but I know nothing about that. Which JDK are you running? Is this CF8 or 9?
I did see that. To me it sounds like they are saying the JPS for a Mac OSX running JDK 1.6 does not suport finishings. I am running Windows 7, JDK 1.6, ColdFusion 9. I know nothing about the JPS either, I assume that gets updated with the JDK. I'll look into that.
You might want to try calling the underlying Java methods directly to create the print job and add the options and send to printer - just to see if it works that way (that would indicate a CF bug with the tag itself).
Here's an informative post that I found with a quick Google search that might help you try that out:
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