[Samba] HOWTO Create a PDF Writer in samba

Rainer Schoenen schoenen at schoenen-service.de
Tue Jul 30 01:43:02 GMT 2002


Hi to the list,

this is a simple PDFwriter I use:
requires Package for ps2pdf installed (assume: ghostview)
and a script for sending attachments as email (mail_attachment).
It doesn't require lpd/CUPS or whatever unix printer driver installed.
Printer driver = Apple Laserwriter.
Result = nice colored! PDF Booklet per Email.

smb.conf:

[pdf]
   comment       = "Ausdruck als PDF per Email"
   postscript	 = yes
   print command = ( ps2pdf %s print_%m_%u.pdf; /usr/bin/mail_attachment -s "Your print job from %m" %u print_%m_%u.pdf; rm print_%m_%u.pdf )
   # unique but ugly name:
#   print command = ( ps2pdf %s %s.pdf; /usr/bin/mail_attachment -s "Your print job from %m" %u %s.pdf; rm %s.pdf )
   printable     = yes
   writable      = no
   path          = /tmp
   valid users = @users
   write list = @users
[ps]
   comment       = "Ausdruck als Postscript per Email"
   postscript	 = yes
   print command = ( mv %s print_%m_%u.ps; /usr/bin/mail_attachment -s "Your print job from %m" %u print_%m_%u.ps; rm print_%m_%u.ps )
   # unique but ugly name:
#   print command = ( mv %s %s.ps; /usr/bin/mail_attachment -s "Your print job from %m" %u %s.ps; rm %s.ps )
   printable     = yes
   writable      = no
   path          = /tmp
   valid users = @users
   write list = @users





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