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Posted to users@pdfbox.apache.org by Christopher Stillwell <ch...@jmrapidapps.net> on 2022/01/19 20:45:06 UTC
Intermittent printing problem with images on Afinia L801 label printer
I have a small utility that downloads available PDF files from an S3 bucket
and then prints the file to an Afinia L801 label printer.
I use PDDocument.load to load the file. Get a PrinterJob, set a
PrintService on the job, create a PDFPageable on the document, set the
pageable on the job, then call job.print(). Most of the time it works with
no problem, but every now and then we will see a print problem such as the
bottom of an image will be printed, but then the top part of the previous
image will be printed, then a gap, and then the bottom of the current image
again. The next image prints fine. Opening the file in Adobe Reader looks
fine.
I am using pdfbox 2.0.24. The PDF file is about 24m, but I am using 1G
memory for the JVM.
I'm not sure where the problem may be, so any suggestions on how to go
about debugging would be appreciated.
I've included a code snippet and some output logging in case I am doing
something incorrectly.
try (
PDDocument document = PDDocument.load( file )
)
{
StopWatch timer = StopWatch.begin();
logger_.info( "PDDocument loaded" );
for (int i = 0; i < document.getNumberOfPages(); i++)
{
PDPage page = document.getPage( i );
PDRectangle mediaBox = page.getMediaBox();
//
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20904191/pdfbox-find-page-dimensions/20905166
logger_.info( String.format( "Page %s mediaBox: %s, %s x
%s",
i + 1,
mediaBox,
mediaBox.getHeight() / 72,
mediaBox.getWidth() / 72 ) );
}
// Get the PrintService if not already available.
if ( printService == null )
{
printService = choosePrinter();
if ( printService == null )
{
logger_.log( Level.SEVERE, "A printer is required to be
selected!" );
throw new RuntimeException( "A printer is required to
be selected!" );
}
}
PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
job.setPrintService( printService );
PDFPageable pageable = new PDFPageable( document );
System.setProperty( "sun.java2d.cmm",
"sun.java2d.cmm.kcms.KcmsServiceProvider" );
// https://pdfbox.apache.org/2.0/migration.html#pdf-printing
job.setPageable( pageable );
logger_.info( String.format( "Print started : %s", file ) );
logger_.info( String.format( "Printer: %s, file: %s",
printService.getName(), file ) );
job.print();
logger_.info( String.format( "Print complete : %s, duration
%s", file, timer ) );
return true;
}
catch ( Throwable e )
{
logger_.log( Level.SEVERE, String.format( "Print failed: %s",
file ), e );
return false;
}
[2022-01-19 09:28:49] (PrintManager) INFO: Task-6260 Started
[2022-01-19 09:28:51] (PrintManager) INFO: GET
https://app.domain/resource/printqueue/next?queue=Printcenter/PrintQueue_4
[200]
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Downloaded file:
C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: POST
https://app.domain/resource/printqueue/staged/3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64
[200]
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO:
[3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64] 220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf updated
to staged
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: PDDocument loaded
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 1 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,3412.8,540.0], 7.5 x 47.4
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 2 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,3412.8,540.0], 7.5 x 47.4
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 3 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 4 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 5 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 6 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 7 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 8 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,1692.0,540.0], 7.5 x 23.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 9 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,1116.0,540.0], 7.5 x 15.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 10 mediaBox:
[0.0,0.0,1116.0,540.0], 7.5 x 15.5
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Print started :
C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
[2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Printer: Afinia L801 4, file:
C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
[2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Print complete :
C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf,
duration 00:00:20,579
[2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Deleted:
C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
[2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: POST
https://app.domain/resource/printqueue/printed/3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64
[200]
[2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO:
[3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64] 220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf updated
to printed
[2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Processed file
220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf, duration 00:00:26,923
[2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Task-6260 Finished
--
Chris Stillwell
Re: Intermittent printing problem with images on Afinia L801 label printer
Posted by Tilman Hausherr <TH...@t-online.de>.
We've had troubles with label printers, but not this type of trouble.
Does this also happen if the same document is printed again? If yes, it
is reproducible 1) on PDFDebugger, 2) with a different printer?
Also make sure you're using the latest version of PDFBox (2.0.25), of
java, and of your printer driver.
The code is fine. You can try to use a non zero dpi for PDFPageable
(this option is also available in the menu in PDFDebugger so you can
experiment). But this makes sense only if the problem is reproducible.
Tilman
Am 19.01.2022 um 21:45 schrieb Christopher Stillwell:
> I have a small utility that downloads available PDF files from an S3 bucket
> and then prints the file to an Afinia L801 label printer.
> I use PDDocument.load to load the file. Get a PrinterJob, set a
> PrintService on the job, create a PDFPageable on the document, set the
> pageable on the job, then call job.print(). Most of the time it works with
> no problem, but every now and then we will see a print problem such as the
> bottom of an image will be printed, but then the top part of the previous
> image will be printed, then a gap, and then the bottom of the current image
> again. The next image prints fine. Opening the file in Adobe Reader looks
> fine.
>
> I am using pdfbox 2.0.24. The PDF file is about 24m, but I am using 1G
> memory for the JVM.
> I'm not sure where the problem may be, so any suggestions on how to go
> about debugging would be appreciated.
>
> I've included a code snippet and some output logging in case I am doing
> something incorrectly.
>
> try (
> PDDocument document = PDDocument.load( file )
> )
> {
> StopWatch timer = StopWatch.begin();
> logger_.info( "PDDocument loaded" );
> for (int i = 0; i < document.getNumberOfPages(); i++)
> {
> PDPage page = document.getPage( i );
> PDRectangle mediaBox = page.getMediaBox();
> //
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20904191/pdfbox-find-page-dimensions/20905166
> logger_.info( String.format( "Page %s mediaBox: %s, %s x
> %s",
> i + 1,
> mediaBox,
> mediaBox.getHeight() / 72,
> mediaBox.getWidth() / 72 ) );
> }
>
> // Get the PrintService if not already available.
> if ( printService == null )
> {
> printService = choosePrinter();
> if ( printService == null )
> {
> logger_.log( Level.SEVERE, "A printer is required to be
> selected!" );
> throw new RuntimeException( "A printer is required to
> be selected!" );
> }
> }
> PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
> job.setPrintService( printService );
> PDFPageable pageable = new PDFPageable( document );
>
> System.setProperty( "sun.java2d.cmm",
> "sun.java2d.cmm.kcms.KcmsServiceProvider" );
> // https://pdfbox.apache.org/2.0/migration.html#pdf-printing
> job.setPageable( pageable );
>
> logger_.info( String.format( "Print started : %s", file ) );
>
> logger_.info( String.format( "Printer: %s, file: %s",
> printService.getName(), file ) );
> job.print();
>
> logger_.info( String.format( "Print complete : %s, duration
> %s", file, timer ) );
> return true;
> }
> catch ( Throwable e )
> {
> logger_.log( Level.SEVERE, String.format( "Print failed: %s",
> file ), e );
> return false;
> }
>
> [2022-01-19 09:28:49] (PrintManager) INFO: Task-6260 Started
> [2022-01-19 09:28:51] (PrintManager) INFO: GET
> https://app.domain/resource/printqueue/next?queue=Printcenter/PrintQueue_4
> [200]
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Downloaded file:
> C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: POST
> https://app.domain/resource/printqueue/staged/3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64
> [200]
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO:
> [3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64] 220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf updated
> to staged
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: PDDocument loaded
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 1 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,3412.8,540.0], 7.5 x 47.4
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 2 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,3412.8,540.0], 7.5 x 47.4
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 3 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 4 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 5 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 6 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 7 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,2556.0,540.0], 7.5 x 35.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 8 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,1692.0,540.0], 7.5 x 23.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 9 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,1116.0,540.0], 7.5 x 15.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Page 10 mediaBox:
> [0.0,0.0,1116.0,540.0], 7.5 x 15.5
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Print started :
> C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
> [2022-01-19 09:28:55] (PrintManager) INFO: Printer: Afinia L801 4, file:
> C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
> [2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Print complete :
> C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf,
> duration 00:00:20,579
> [2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Deleted:
> C:\Users\Print\Printcenter\PrintQueue_4\220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf
> [2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: POST
> https://app.domain/resource/printqueue/printed/3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64
> [200]
> [2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO:
> [3a7065a7-4658-41af-a555-2f738302fd64] 220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf updated
> to printed
> [2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Processed file
> 220119152822-FILE_NAME.pdf, duration 00:00:26,923
> [2022-01-19 09:29:16] (PrintManager) INFO: Task-6260 Finished
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