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Skriven 2010-04-23 16:54:20 av PaulRS
Ärende: Re: Samba printing to Faxworks PMfax from remote -- error
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From: "PaulRS" <prschmi@Zverizon.net>

On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:37:12 UTC, Herwig Bauernfeind 
<herwig.DESPAM.bauernfeind@aon.at> wrote:

> Herr Willms schrieb:
> > just adding comp.os.os2.misc and comp.os.os2.setup.misc in the vague 
> > hope that somebody could please look into my problems and give me a 
> > hint
> > 
> > 
> > Am Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:46:18 UTC,  schrieb "Herr Willms" 
> > <l.willms@domain.invalid>  auf de.comp.os.os2.setup :
> > 
> >> Since I moved from IBM's LAN-softwere to SAMBA, my PMfax (Faxworks by 
> >> Kellergroup, long defunct company) does not process files from other 
> >> stations in my LAN, which are running Windows. 
> >>
> >>   The FxPrint Printer Driver opens a window saying (this is on a 
> >> system with German language interface): 
> >>
> >> ----------- cut --------------
> >>  Job-ID <unbekannt> für FxPrint
> >>  Error auto-starting fax program
> >>  'D:\COMMS\FAXWORKS\PMFAX.EXE' (x01A2)
> >>
> >>  Die Verarbeitung wird beendet
> >> ---------------- off -------------
> >>
> >>  Translations: 
> >>    unbekannt = unknown
> >>          für = for
> >>    "Die Verarbeitung wird beendet" = "Processing is terminated" (or 
> >> somesuch). 
> >>
> >>  Another window with title "VX-REXX Console for Samba Print Command 
> >> for OS/2" opens with 
> >>
> >> --------- cut --------------
> >>
> >> Printparms='"smbprn.00000007.Hw94nl" "FxPrint" "Testseite" "0" 
> >> "43427"'
> >> 58
> >> Verzeichnis: "C:\SPOOL\FxPrint"
> >> Spoolfile:   "smbprn.00000007.Hw94nl"
> >> Smbprinter:  "FxPrint"
> >> ;FxSave;FXPRINT.Fax
> >> <-->FxSave
> >> FxPrint;FxPrint;FXPRINT.Fax
> >> FxPrint<-->FxPrint
> >> ----------------- off ------------  
> >>
> >>   and a smaller window with title "Samba Print Command for OS/2" and 
> >> the single text line 'Print "Testseite" (0,43427 bytes) to "FxPrint"'
> >>
> >>   The sections in the smb.conf regarding printing are
> >>
> >> ------- cut ---------------------
> >>
> >> [FxPrint]
> >> 	comment = FxPrint
> >> 	path = C:/SPOOL/FxPrint
> >> 	read only = No
> >> 	create mask = 0700
> >> 	guest ok = Yes
> >> 	printable = Yes
> >> 	printing = os2
> >> 	print command = C:\APPS\SAMBA\smbprint.exe "%s" "%p" "%J" "%c" "%z"
> >> 	lpq command = lpq.exe -s %i -p %p
> >> 	lprm command = lprm.exe -s %i -p %p %j
> >> 	printer name = FxPrint
> >>
> >> [FxSave]
> >> 	comment = FxSave
> >> 	path = C:/SPOOL/FxSave
> >> 	read only = No
> >> 	create mask = 0700
> >> 	guest ok = Yes
> >> 	printable = Yes
> >> 	printing = os2
> >> 	print command = C:\APPS\SAMBA\smbprint.exe "%s" "%p" "%J" "%c" "%z"
> >> 	lpq command = lpq.exe -s %i -p %p
> >> 	lprm command = lprm.exe -s %i -p %p %j
> >> 	printer name = FxSave
> >>
> >> --------------- off -------------  
> >>
> >>   I had changed the SPOOL files from the SAMBA Spool directory to the 
> >> one used when printing locally, but that did not change anything. 
> >>
> >>   There is a "printcap" file next to the smb.conf, but I don't know 
> >> what should be in there. 
> >>
> >>   Printing to the fax driver from OS/2 and WinOS2 applications works 
> >> without problems. 
> >>
> >>   Could I possibly redirect the print to the LPT2 and LPT3 ports which
> >> are used by WinO2 applications? A "COPY sometextfile.txt LPT2:" from 
> >> the commandline works fine. 
> >>
> >>   What's up? Please help! 
> 
> Sorry, to jump in that late here, I answered at the samba gmane list.
> I can shed some light onto a few things that are in question here:
> 
> 1.) smbprint.exe is VX-REXX based PM program written by me excusively 
> for our Samba for eCS. It is more or less a one trick pony:
> 
> The Samba Server calls it as a print command whenever the server 
> receives something to print.
> 
> print command = C:\APPS\SAMBA\smbprint.exe "%s" "%p" "%J" "%c" "%z"
> 
> smbprint checks which printer it should print to and prints the file to 
> this printer in the OS/2 printing subsystem. Not more, not less. It 
> requires exactly 5 parameters in the following order:
> 
> %s = "spoolfile including path"
> 
> %p = "printerqueue"
> 
> %J = "jobname"
> 
> %c = "pages"
> 
> %z = "jobsize"
> 
> The variables are filled with appropriate values from the Samba daemon 
> when smbprint is executed.
> 
> The variables are documented in the smb.conf documentation for the print 
> command, look here
> 
> http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.html
> 
> 2.) smbprint.exe is not the only possibility to achieve printing 
> capabilities with Samba. The variables provided by Samba provide a 
> toolset to deal with.
> 
> It is perfectly acceptable to build a print command like in smb.conf
> 
> print command = cmd.exe /c copy "%s" LPT2
> 
> which should work in the described case.
> 
> It is also possibly to use lpr.exe to do it.
> 
> The only advantage of smbprint.exe is that it also understands the 
> jobname and number of pages and also passes these to the OS/2 printer 
> subsystem, while when using other solutions, you will only see a default 
> title etc. when opening the printer object.
> 
> 3.) sscc.exe, the "Samba Configuration Center", is able to create an 
> appropriate printcap file. Menu "File" - "Create printcap". Printcap is 
> located in %ETC%.
> 
> Note: If sscc.exe detects that your printcap file was created using CUPS 
> it wont touch it during installation.
> 
> 4.) I intend to opensource smbprint.exe at the Samba repository at 
> netlabs (like the other GUI tools), it was simply forgotten until now, 
> as the plan always was (and is) to get our Samba working with CUPS. 
> smbprint.exe was meant to fill the gap until CUPS support for Samba is here.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Regards,
> Herwig

Thanks for "jumping in" - Your explainations and the light your shed 
certainly beat my "muddling around in the dark!"  I trust this helps 
the original poster.
   Paul
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