PrintFile.java Source code

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import java.io.*;
import javax.comm.*;

public class PrintFile {
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        if (args.length != 2) {
            System.err.println("usage : java PrintFile port file");
            System.err.println("sample: java PrintFile LPT1 sample.prn");
            System.exit(-1);
        }

        String portname = args[0];
        String filename = args[1];

        // Get port
        CommPortIdentifier portId = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifier(portname);

        // Open port
        // Requires owner name and timeout
        CommPort port = portId.open("Java Printing", 30000);

        // Setup reading from file
        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(filename);
        BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(fis);

        // Setup output
        OutputStream os = port.getOutputStream();
        BufferedOutputStream bos = new BufferedOutputStream(os);

        int c;
        while ((c = bis.read()) != -1) {
            bos.write(c);
        }

        // Close
        bos.close();
        bis.close();
        port.close();
    }
}