Not identify network printer when JBoss start as windows ser

[harshi2003]

Hi,

In my application i try to print pdf documents using
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("CALL START /MIN AcroRd32.exe /h /p ")

Further I identify the default printer by
PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();

when i start jboss through run.bat the application works ok. it identifies the default printer of the machine.

however when start jboss as a windows service the appliaction does not identify the default printer.

A shared network printer is installed in to this machine. It seems that shared network printer is not identified by the application when I start jboss as NT service.

I have used Java Service Wrapper provided by Thanuki software.org to register Jboss as windows service.

http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.org/doc/english/integrate-simple-win.html

Please help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks in advance

[peterj]

Under which account is the service running? If it is running under the System account, you should try setting the service to run as another account ( I usually set up a specific account for the service). And then make sure that if you log in as that account that you have access to that printer, and that the account has the default printer set. If you do, then the printing should work.

[harshi2003]

Thanks Peter.
Actually the Service running under the system account. I have set up an account for the service. this account has administrative priviledges. now the application identifies the printer. since i have created a bat file and execute now it doesn't print because the user account doesnot have priviledges to the killing of the process.

please find the code attached

FileWriter fw =new FileWriter(PDFPath+"printPDF.bat");
PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(fw);
out.println("taskkill/IM AcroRd32.exe /t");
out.println("CALL START /MIN AcroRd32.exe /h /p "+PDFPath+filename);
out.close();
fw.close();
String batPath = PDFPath + "printPDF.bat";
tr = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p = tr.exec(batPath);

any ideas.

Thanks in adavance

[peterj]

Login with the account the service is running in, and enter the commands by hand. If that will not work, it will not work from the service. If it does work, it should work from the service, because things like this should depend only on the account permissions.

Also, check your syntax, I think you need a space between "taskkill" and "/IM".

[harshi2003]

Thanks. Yes it works when i create and register the service with a user account which has doman access. further i use Run as command to specify the user and kill the task.

Thanks again