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From: Robert Brady <robert@cfs.net.au>
Subject: Re: (How)Can I print to Win 9X PC printers from Samba on SCO OpenServer?
References: <3B565528.E5183D6D@home.com> 
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:00:00 +1000

Michael Sweeden wrote:
> 
> In the "Using Samba" online book within SWAT, there is an alleged
> "smbprint" command. I downloaded, compiled, and installed Samba 2.2.0a,
> but there is no such command that I can find. Is there a way for my
> OpenServer 5.0.6 system running Samba to print to a shared PC printer?
> Thanks!

copy the script below to /usr/spool/lp/model/winprint 
and add a printer ( mkdev lp ) and choose winprint as the 
model. 
Change the script to suit your PC name and printer share name
Note: the line in the for loop is one line
===============winprint=======================

#

if [ -x "/usr/spool/lp/bin/drain.output" ]
then
        DRAIN="/usr/spool/lp/bin/drain.output 1"
else
        DRAIN=
fi

copies=$4
shift; shift; shift; shift; shift
files="$*"
i=1
while [ $i -le $copies ]
do
        for file in $files
        do
         (echo "print -";echo\033&k2G\033&k2S\c";cat"$file";echo
"\014\033E\c")|/usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient \\\\PCNAME\\hp -P-N
        done
        i=`expr $i + 1`
done
${DRAIN}
exit 0
=====================end=========================

-- 
================================================
Robert Brady
robert@crow.cfs.net.au 
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