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Convention Master supports cloud printing by generating PDFs in a hosted environment, while an on-site computer handles sending the print jobs to the physical printers. | |||
=Printing Scripts= | = Theory = | ||
The printing scripts | |||
Convention Master uses a "PDF printer" method to generate print jobs into a designated folder. When cloud printing is enabled, the system provides a URL that allows you to download these PDFs. An on-site script polls this URL and retrieves the next PDF to be printed. | |||
= Printing Scripts = | |||
The printing scripts can be found in your Convention Master installation folder: | |||
<code> | |||
/other/client_print_scripts/cloudprintscripts/ | /other/client_print_scripts/cloudprintscripts/ | ||
</code> | |||
= Setting It Up = | |||
== 1. Set Up Your PDF Printer == | |||
# Obtain the temporary path for your PDF printer(s) from your IT administrator. | |||
# Log in to your Convention Master instance. | |||
# Navigate to '''Admin Printing''' → '''Manage Printers'''. | |||
# Click '''Add Printer'''. | |||
# Fill in the following: | |||
## '''Name''': A friendly name for the printer. | |||
## '''Method''': <code>pdf</code> | |||
## '''Path''': The server path to your temp folder. This path must be writable by the web server and must end with a trailing slash. | |||
##* ''Note: If you do not end the path with a slash, you can use that suffix to prefix filenames.'' | |||
# Click '''Save'''. | |||
== 2. Enable Cloud Printing == | |||
# Log in to your Convention Master instance. | |||
# Navigate to '''Admin Printing''' → '''Manage Printers'''. | |||
# Click '''Cloud Printing'''. | |||
# Click '''Generate New Key''' and then confirm with '''OK'''. | |||
# Reopen the '''Cloud Printing''' dialog and copy the provided URL. | |||
= | == 3. Set Up the Local Printing Script == | ||
# Use the URL you copied in the previous step with the on-site printing script. | |||
# Configure the script to poll the URL regularly and send downloaded PDFs to the appropriate printer. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 24 June 2025
Cloud Printing
Convention Master supports cloud printing by generating PDFs in a hosted environment, while an on-site computer handles sending the print jobs to the physical printers.
Theory
Convention Master uses a "PDF printer" method to generate print jobs into a designated folder. When cloud printing is enabled, the system provides a URL that allows you to download these PDFs. An on-site script polls this URL and retrieves the next PDF to be printed.
Printing Scripts
The printing scripts can be found in your Convention Master installation folder:
/other/client_print_scripts/cloudprintscripts/
Setting It Up
1. Set Up Your PDF Printer
- Obtain the temporary path for your PDF printer(s) from your IT administrator.
- Log in to your Convention Master instance.
- Navigate to Admin Printing → Manage Printers.
- Click Add Printer.
- Fill in the following:
- Name: A friendly name for the printer.
- Method:
pdf
- Path: The server path to your temp folder. This path must be writable by the web server and must end with a trailing slash.
- Note: If you do not end the path with a slash, you can use that suffix to prefix filenames.
- Click Save.
2. Enable Cloud Printing
- Log in to your Convention Master instance.
- Navigate to Admin Printing → Manage Printers.
- Click Cloud Printing.
- Click Generate New Key and then confirm with OK.
- Reopen the Cloud Printing dialog and copy the provided URL.
3. Set Up the Local Printing Script
- Use the URL you copied in the previous step with the on-site printing script.
- Configure the script to poll the URL regularly and send downloaded PDFs to the appropriate printer.