Re: Re: How to replicate old LPD filter functionality?

Morgan wrote:
 
> The script was called as a printcap input filter (if=).  However, it
> didn't really "filter" anything.  It simply captured the input,
> reformatted it and stored it into separate text files in another spool
> directory.  The original print job is removed.  The queue is processed
> later by another application outside of the lpd/printing system.

This isn't by chance a banking application called "Global One"? If it is: we
have done this as part of a migration project for a customer.
 
> In short, I basically want to be able to accept the data from a print job,
> massage it, store it somewhere else, and then be done.  If you can suggest
> how one might replicate this functionality using CUPS, that would be very
> helpful.   Thanks, Helge.

That's not too difficult. Just replace LPR "filter" with CUPS "backend". How
to implement a simple shell-script based backend is demonstrated in the
CUPS book (pages 368-371).

Regards,
  Dominik Kubla
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