Piping print output from local printer to remote

[Steve Bowman]

back in Arp 2005 i started a thread about sending local printer output to a remote printer and a expert user PHV posted a simple reply of
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With scoadmin -> Printers create a local printer hooked to /dev/null.Then amend
the /var/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces/dummy_printer_name
script, piping the output to the remote printer
while [ $i -le $copies ]do...done | lp -dremote_printer_name
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this worked exactly as i wanted. i now have a simular issue and need to pipe to a remote printer except the
/var/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces/PRINTERNAME is structured a little differently using a filter LPTELL and the do....done is already piped to LPTELL. i am just wondering how i would formulate the piping to send to the remote and if a pipe to a pipe would work. the current line at the end is
do
.....
done | ${LPTELL} ${printer}
exec 3>&-

I am needing to also | lp -dMyPrinter

Steve Bowman
Independent Technology, Inc.
CA, USA

 

[PHV]

HAve you tied to replace this:
done | ${LPTELL} ${printer}
with this ?
done | lp -dremote_printer_name

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[Steve Bowman]

i did think of that but was not sure of the use of LPTELL. I will give it a try. Thanks

Steve Bowman
Independent Technology, Inc.
CA, USA