[Samba] Using working devmode from windows clients on samba server?

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 daniel.jarboe at custserv.com wrote:

> Samba 2.2.7a (built from samba RPM's) with LPRng print subsystem.
> 
> I've been having troubles with some print drivers which fail to work
> properly when uploaded to the samba server whether devmode gets left as
> null or a default devmode is used.  Some drivers do not leave you in a
> position where you can "tickle" the driver to generate a devmode with
> page orientation etc before things start misbehaving.  Stuff usually
> works when the client installs their own drivers locally.  Is there any
> way to grab the devmode generated by the windows clients and inject it
> some place in samba's files to get a working devmode so driver downloads
> with spools can work with these drivers?

Not without writing some win32 code.  Effectively what you could do is to 
create a local printer and then use GetPrinter() to grab the devmode of 
the local printer.  Then run  GetPrinter() on the remote Samba printer to 
get the current properties and issue a SetPrinter() with the new devmode.

If you have problems with this I can code it up in a few minutes.
Let me know.  I should have done this a long time ago probably.



cheers, jerry
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