Why I cannot print dynamic file directly to printer?

I cannot get this command to work with a dynamic file...Only a static one...

This works:
$printorder = exec("lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60
/var/www/html/neworder.txt");


This does nothing:
$printcommand = "lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60 /var/www/html/" .
session_id() . ".txt";
$printorder = exec($printcommand);

I've tried the passthru(), exec(), and system() functions and I have tried
the "lp" and "lpr" commands. None work unless u hard code the file to be
printed.

Any suggestions or answers???

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"eljon greene" <eljon_is@earthlink.net> a écrit dans le message de
news:cemVa.123550$Io.10567581@newsread2.prod.itd.e arthlink.net...
> I cannot get this command to work with a dynamic file...Only a static
one...
>
> This works:
> $printorder = exec("lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60
> /var/www/html/neworder.txt");
>
>
> This does nothing:
> $printcommand = "lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60 /var/www/html/" .
> session_id() . ".txt";
> $printorder = exec($printcommand);
>
> I've tried the passthru(), exec(), and system() functions and I have tried
> the "lp" and "lpr" commands. None work unless u hard code the file to be
> printed.
>
> Any suggestions or answers???

Hello !

In reality you have to give the complete path to the lpr.cups command.
You can find it with "locate lpr" in your favorite linux shell

Regards,

Eric VIALLE

That doesnt seem to be working either...I checked the path using the
phpinfo() function...Its there and if it worked when I hard coded it without
specifying the path there has to be another reason for this issue...

"Eric" <eric@club-competence.net> wrote in message
news:bg5j1g$rlk$1@news-reader2.wanadoo.fr...
> "eljon greene" <eljon_is@earthlink.net> a écrit dans le message de
> news:cemVa.123550$Io.10567581@newsread2.prod.itd.e arthlink.net...
> > I cannot get this command to work with a dynamic file...Only a static
> one...
> >
> > This works:
> > $printorder = exec("lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60
> > /var/www/html/neworder.txt");
> >
> >
> > This does nothing:
> > $printcommand = "lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60 /var/www/html/" .
> > session_id() . ".txt";
> > $printorder = exec($printcommand);
> >
> > I've tried the passthru(), exec(), and system() functions and I have
tried
> > the "lp" and "lpr" commands. None work unless u hard code the file to
be
> > printed.
> >
> > Any suggestions or answers???
>
> Hello !
>
> In reality you have to give the complete path to the lpr.cups command.
> You can find it with "locate lpr" in your favorite linux shell
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric VIALLE
>
>
>

"eljon greene" <eljon_is@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:<cemVa.123550$Io.10567581@newsread2.prod.itd. earthlink.net>...
>
> This works:
> $printorder = exec("lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60
> /var/www/html/neworder.txt");
>
>
> This does nothing:
> $printcommand = "lpr.cups -PEPSON_STYLUS_COLOR_C60 /var/www/html/" .
> session_id() . ".txt";
> $printorder = exec($printcommand);

Is it possible that your file is still open for writing when you
call lpr?

Cheers,
NC