Cannot print using my deskjet 5810 printer using javax.print library

[basithkunimal]

I cannot print anything using my hp deskjet 5810 printer using the javax.print library. Printing works for other programs. I am not sure why its not working for my program.

this is the code i am using

DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.SERVICE_FORMATTED.PAGEABLE;
PrintRequestAttributeSet patts = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
patts.add(Sides.DUPLEX);
PrintService[] ps = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, patts);
if (ps.length == 0) {
    throw new IllegalStateException("No Printer found");
}
System.out.println("Available printers: " + Arrays.asList(ps));

PrintService myService = null;
for (PrintService printService : ps) {
    if (printService.getName().equals("HP Deskjet 5810 series")) {
        myService = printService;
        break;
    }
}

if (myService == null) {
    throw new IllegalStateException("Printer not found");
}

FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("C:/example.pdf");
Doc pdfDoc = new SimpleDoc(fis, DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE, null);
DocPrintJob printJob = myService.createPrintJob();
printJob.print(pdfDoc, new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet());
fis.close();  

I opened the printer software to see whats printing and this is what is seen while my code is running

Here the `Java Printing` print job stay there like for 2-3 seconds and vanishes without printing anything. Please shed some light on this. Any help would be much appreciated?

[Riddle_Decipher]

@basithkunimal

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As I understand the print job works well with other programs, however, it doesn't work whilst using the Javascript alone,

This would confirm that the issue isn't within the printer but the script used:

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Click here for Fixing Poor Print Quality (if any).

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[basithkunimal]

Hi Riddle_Decipher,

Thanks for the support. I've tried the solution you gave me.

the solution instructed me to change the doc flavor to 

application/octet-stream

unfortunately its not working

these are the supported doc flavors for my printer:

image/gif; class="[B"
image/gif; class="java.io.InputStream"
image/gif; class="java.net.URL"
image/jpeg; class="[B"
image/jpeg; class="java.io.InputStream"
image/jpeg; class="java.net.URL"
image/png; class="[B"
image/png; class="java.io.InputStream"
image/png; class="java.net.URL"
application/x-java-jvm-local-objectref; class="java.awt.print.Pageable"
application/x-java-jvm-local-objectref; class="java.awt.print.Printable"
application/octet-stream; class="[B"
application/octet-stream; class="java.net.URL"
application/octet-stream; class="java.io.InputStream"

[Riddle_Decipher]

@basithkunimal

Thank you for the update,

Although, at this point, I'm obligated to let you know that the issue pertains the Java script alone and as you mentioned earlier the printer works fine with other applications,

I would recommend you contact a Java expert or a local tech who may assist you with the same

As I've provided all the support options i saw fit and have been aware off as this issue is beyond my boundaries of support.

Please let me know if there's anything else, apart from this that needs my attention or assistance 🙂

Have a good day, ahead

Regards,

[basithkunimal · Accepted solution]

Hi, i fixed the problem by changing from javax.print to java.awt printing and using PDFBox Now it works great. Here is the code

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.apache.pdfbox.printing.PDFPageable;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.awt.print.PrinterException;

public class App 
{
    public static void main( String[] args ) throws IOException, PrinterException
    {
        String filename = "./example.pdf";
        PDDocument document = PDDocument.load(new File(filename));
        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        job.setPageable(new PDFPageable(document));
        if(job.printDialog()) {
        	job.print();	
        }
    }
}

and here is a link to a working example repository

[Riddle_Decipher]

@basithkunimal

Thank you for the update,
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I'm glad you found the solution you were looking for.

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