Sorry i was specifically thinking that you were sugesting that the the webserver apache required configuring in some way. On this linux box there is more than one server running, ftpd, apache, smb and others.

The lp command was issued on the same limux box that the webserver is on

all other boxes on the network are running Win7

The code below inserted into the perl script works: system("lp -d HP_Color_LaserJet_CP2025n /path/to/filename.pdf");

sucessfully and prints the test file, but is creates the problem that i don't get returned the perl script afterwards, not explored why yet, i'll look into this a later on today.

I may have to abandom the NET::Printer module and explore exporting the print process to a shell command instead. It works, just need a little more thought and work to get back to the perl script without crashing it

In reply to Re^4: NET::Printer Module not printing to local printer by akwe-xavante
in thread NET::Printer Module not printing to local printer by akwe-xavante

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.