I am trying to write a program in node.js that will allow the user to print a docx file to the printer.
anyone that can show me how its done in Node.js?
You can use the node-printer module.
Here's example how to use it to print a file:
// use: node printFile.js [filePath printerName]
var printer = require("printer"),
filename = process.argv[2] || __filename;
console.log('platform:', process.platform);
console.log('try to print file: ' + filename);
if( process.platform != 'win32') {
printer.printFile({filename:filename,
printer: process.env[3], // printer name, if missing then will print to default printer
success:function(jobID){
console.log("sent to printer with ID: "+jobID);
},
error:function(err){
console.log(err);
}
});
} else {
// not yet implemented, use printDirect and text
var fs = require('fs');
printer.printDirect({data:fs.readFileSync(filename),
printer: process.env[3], // printer name, if missing then will print to default printer
success:function(jobID){
console.log("sent to printer with ID: "+jobID);
},
error:function(err){
console.log(err);
}
});
}