RFE: Java Printing: Provide a way to display win32 printer driver's dialog

Name: rl43681 Date: 04/23/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-b92)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-b92, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Windows NT Version 4.0

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
On Windows, the OS allows to display printer-specific
options dialogs (as can be reached via the "Properties"
button on a typical Windows "Print" dialog), via the
DocumentProperties system call, AFAIK.
It is required that the JDK allows to display those
printer-specific dialogs via some API call.

This bug can be reproduced always.
(Review ID: 145210)
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feedback from a CAP member:

To invoke Windows printer-specific options dialog,
excute the following command line :

RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /e /n "printer name"


sample code fragment:

  PrintService[] ps =
PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(DocFlavor.SERVICE_FORMATTED.PRINTABLE,
null);

  String printerName = ps[0].getName();
  String cmd = "RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /e /n \""+ printerName
+ "\"";
  try{
    Runtime.getRuntime().exec( cmd );
  }
  catch( Exception exc ){
    exc.printStackTrace();
  }