How to use a dotmatrix printer from a JSF Web App
Hi everyone!!
I am looking for input as to how to solve a problem. We are writing a JSF app to replace a CICS app. In doing so we have to do this in stages. This means being able to continue to use their existing hardware until the section is complete and new hardware can be ordered. One of the pieces of hardware is a receipt printer that puts a time stamp on each document that is received as well as provide a receipt. this printer is an old IBM 4700 series dot matrix receipt and validation printer. My question is this is there anyway to send from a web app to a dot matrix printer on line of text then a carrige control then a line feed from the web app? Whether it is done from the server or client doesn't matter to me. I just need to know where to direct my energies. It would seem to me that an enterprise app is able to do this. So have to believe that someone has accomplished something similar.
Please help any and all feedback is welcome!
PS. I am currently using JSF for the application and DB2 on Z/os for the database