2009/8/27 mettwoch <mettw...@pt.lu>: > > Apache is running under a system account. A quick test of running > Apache under my user account enabled printing indeed. I'll follow your > suggestion and create a dedicated user with restricted rights to run > Apache under.
I'd leave Apache running under the system account - that's how it is by default, and I would think that there are good reasons for it. Try using python to impersonate another user to launch foxit/adobe reader in another user account context, or the easier way is to leverage the 'runas' command to run an app under another user account. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/runas.mspx?mfr=true > Thanks so much for your help > > Marc > > On Aug 27, 2:42 am, Sam Lai <samuel....@gmail.com> wrote: >> 2009/8/27 mettwoch <mettw...@pt.lu>: >> >> >> >> > I'm now using Foxit Reader. Thanks for the tip. The following works >> > perfectly in the Django shell and prints the document in >> > attachment.file.path to the specified network printer: >> >> > p = Popen (['C:\\Program Files\\Foxit Software\\Foxit Reader\\Foxit >> > Reader.exe', >> > '/t', >> > attachment.file.path, >> > '\\\\SM03\\HPCOMPTOIR0']) >> >> > The same code works silently in a Apache / mod_wsgi context but does >> > not produce any result on the printer. Do You have any ideas? >> >> Could be a permissions issue - what user is apache running under? >> >> Also, you might want to try enabling the 'allow service to interact >> with desktop' option to see if that works. If it does, you might have >> to look at another solution or somehow impersonating another user to >> do the printing as there are security risks associated with this >> option. >> >> >> >> > Marc >> >> > On Aug 26, 1:46 am, Sam Lai <samuel....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Use python to call a PDF reader via the command line - >> >> >>http://support.adobe.com/devsup/devsup.nsf/docs/52080.htm >> >> >>http://foxit.vo.llnwd.net/o28/pub/foxit/manual/enu/FoxitReader30_Manu... >> >> (see the Command Line section) >> >> >> Depending on the complexity of your PDFs, I'd recommend using Foxit >> >> instead; Adobe Reader on windows isn't the most stable especially when >> >> it comes to open many PDFs - you might have to manually manage >> >> instances to make sure it doesn't eat up all your memory. Foxit Reader >> >> however doesn't render all PDFs perfectly, or at least the same way >> >> that Adobe Reader does. YMMV though. >> >> >> 2009/8/26 mettwoch <mettw...@pt.lu>: >> >> >> > How do the Django people handle printing directly on Windows? I >> >> > remembered abouthttp://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/print.html, >> >> > but unfortunately his method for PDFs only print on the default >> >> > printer. I need the server to produce the PDF, save it (works already) >> >> > and send it to a specific shared printer on the network. The printer >> >> > should be determined from a table that holds 'host' - 'printer' pairs >> >> > e.g. ('PC01', '\\PC01\PR01'). The host ('PC01') determined from the >> >> > http request allows to choose the right printer ('\\PC01\PR01') from >> >> > that table. >> >> >> > Printing should be executed directly when the user has submitted the >> >> > request. Any solution that pops up the document locally in a PDFReader >> >> > and where the user has to hit the print button is not viable. >> >> >> > Kindly Yours >> >> > Marc > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
