Thank you holli for your reply

running the command lpstat -a returns the following result

lpstat -a HP_Color_LaserJet_CP2025n accepting requests since Wed 10 Apr 2019 22:05:32 BST

running the command lp -d HP_Color_LaserJet_CP2025n "Test Sheet.txt" request id is HP_Color_LaserJet_CP2025n-8 (1 file(s))

Prints out the txt file OK, printing a PDF document in the same way works too.

Am i a module missing and or do i need to add info the the script so that the print command knows where to find the printer?

Do i need to install, setup and or configure something elsewhere?

Changing the $PrinterName = " HP Network Printer" to $PrinterName = "HP_Color_LaserJet_CP2025n" doesn't fix the problem

is lp installed on the webserver? Tried googling this one and got nowhere, can i ask what's meant by this with a little more info so i can explore further

In reply to Re^2: NET::Printer Module not printing to local printer by akwe-xavante
in thread NET::Printer Module not printing to local printer by akwe-xavante

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