Printing to USB printer

PriNet has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I did quite a bit of searching on how to print to a USB printer on the internet and it looks like Printer::ESCPOS was the best choice for me, if anyone has any idea of something "better" PLEASE let me know because I'm having a problem the the mentioned package, I could not find a way to get the vendor id and product id to initialize the printer. The only thing I found was "lsusb" - which I think is a nix command. I of course am using windoz (XP). Is there any way in perl to get these vendor and product id's (so i can find printers if the script is used on a different computer ?)

I tried re-inventing the wheel again, but everytime I push it, it still falls flat on it's side...

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Re: Printing to USB printer by FreeBeerReekingMonk (Deacon) on Nov 10, 2016 at 20:27 UTC
Well, I always used the commandline to print to a printer. But you had to set it up first in Windows itself (i.e. windows drivers have to be installed for your specific USB printer). Ultimately, just put everything in a text file and use the commandline command print to print Of course, this prints to LPT1, so you need how-do-i-simulate-a-parallel-lpt-printer-with-a-usb-printer.	[reply]
Re: Printing to USB printer by ww (Archbishop) on Nov 10, 2016 at 16:11 UTC
Have you read the documentation? Alternately, if you've installed it, read the doc from the command prompt (terminal) using `$ perldoc Printer::ESCPOS.` You'll also benefit from reading some suggestions about how to post questions here: On asking for help and How do I post a question effectively?. And studying the markup directions wouldn't hurt, either. Downvoted for a lazy post by a Monk of sufficient longevity to have known better. *Questions containing the words "doesn't work" (or their moral equivalent) will usually get a downvote from me unless accompanied by:* code verbatim error and/or warning messages *a coherent explanation of what "doesn't work* actually means.**	[reply] [d/l]