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

Morgan wrote:
> Helge Blischke wrote:
> > What type of filter was that in your former printcap file?
> > If I knew how your old filter "ticked", I probably may give you some
> > hints how to rebuild this functionality with CUPS (no guarantee,
> though).
> > 
> > Helge
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.

Basically you can do it by writing your own "backend". This may be
a shellscript.

For an example of a simple backend (this one does the conversion
of any printjob to PDF and stores it somewhere) look at the "distiller"
script at

  http://printing.kde.org/downloads/

Cheers,
Kurt