JAVA Q&A: GETTING OUTPUT TO THE PRINTER Q: When you use system.out.println(), it prints to the screen. How do you print to the printer? A: There are several ways of accomplishing this task in Java. Depending on your needs, it can be as simple as opening LPT1 as a file and using file I/O methods, using the PrintJob class and the printAll() method, or getting more formatting capabilities with a solution such as the Java 2 Printing API. Here's a look at each technique. http://click.techrepublic.com/Click?q=fc-WpomQVwFSZnWapR19AM9A0_SvRRR ------------------------------------------