Printing in Java using PS file

I have a generated post script file and want to print using it. How can it be achieved in jav开发者_如何转开发a either using javax print API or AWT. Is it possible?

Complicated. Does your printer(s) support PostScript? Is it networked? If so, most networked printers can talk LPR and you can shove the file over as-is. On Windows, you could also stream the file as-is to the lpt1: mapped port via something like NET USE LPT1: \\[Computer Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES.

If you're on a server and you do lots of PostScript handling and your printer infrastructure supports it, I would very much look into the LPR protocol. I've written several LPR/LPD management functions in Java to handle printer jobs, so definetely know it can be done with some relative ease.

http://tools.ietf.org/pdf/rfc1179.pdf