如何使用java代码添加可用的网络打印机？

Question

I would like to get the list of available network printers, and allow users to install (add) a selected printer on their pc using a JButton.

I have searched the net and did find a java api called java printer api but this didn't help me.

Any suggestions ?

Answer 1

As you have probably realized, the standard Java Print service API is for printing documents from a Java application. It works by interacting with an existing printer or print service provided by the host system. It does not address the concerns of setting up or configuring printers or print services.

I would like to get the list of available network printers, and allow users to install (add) a selected printer on their PC using a JButton .

The Java printing APIs don't provide that functionality.

So there is no way to automate the install process? Execute a batch script maybe?

If it is possible to automate printer installation, discovery, configuration (or what have you) using a shell script or batch file that can be run by an unprivileged user, then it is possible (actually simple) to get Java to run the script.

Writing that script is likely the hard part, and it is not a Java programming problem. And if you can't write / find a script to do this, then your chances of doing printer setup from a Java program are about zero. While it may be technically possible to do the task in Java, it is (IMO) not worth the development effort to do it that way.