[moneydance] "No print service found."

[Keith Bates]

On Thu, 15 May 2008 16:18:49 -0500
"Alan Cole" <alan at cole.name> wrote:

> I have now tried the workaround from that site.  When I hit print,
> *nothing*happens.
> 
> Al
> 
> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Frank S <franks1 at optonline.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > The steps listed at
> >
> > http://www.bastian-frank.de/site/front_content.php?idcat=13&idart=46
> >
> > were the only thing that got me to print, using PClinuxOS.  It is
> > not a "fix" but only a workaround.   I made a copy of everything
> > prior to making the required changes.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Frank S
> >
> > -
> > *******************************************************
> > For some, it's easier to criticize than it is to create
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 11:57 -0500, Alan Cole wrote:
> >
> > > I just installed Moneydance 2008(606) on a clean install of Mepis
> > > 7.0
> > 64bit
> > > (Debian Etch based) Linux.
> > > When trying to print anything from Moneydance, I get "No print
> > > service found."
> > >
> > > I read in the Moneydance blog that printing was fixed for Linux
> > > if you
> > use
> > > the installer with java.  Apparently this is not an accurate
> > > statement as
> > I
> > > used the installer file that includes java,
> > > moneydance_linux_x86wj.sh
> > >
> > > I have search the mailing list archives and found the following
> > suggestions.
> > >
> > > The version of java installed on the system is "Java(TM) SE
> > > Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
> > > I tried renaming the jre folder in ~/moneydance/ to md-jre, then
> > > linking
> > the
> > > jre folder from /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/ to ~/moneydance/.  I get
> > > "No
> > print
> > > service found."
> > >
> > > I tried creating the file /etc/cups/client.conf with one line
> > > "ServerName localhost".  I get "No print service found."
> > >
> > > I tried creating a link /usr/lib/libcups.so
> > > to /usr/lib/libcups.so.2.  I
> > get
> > > "No print service found."
> > >
> > > I did not try the steps found on the site:
> > > http://www.bastian-frank.de/site/front_content.php?idcat=13&idart=46
> > > as it states: "*Be careful: This articles does not describe the
> > > bug that gives "no print services found" or similar in Java in
> > > combination with
> > CUPS
> > > >=1.2.*"
> > >
> > > Al
> > >

I don't know if this will solve your problem, but I've written a fairly
detailed list of my java printing problems under java here:

http://www.new-life.org.au/javaprinting.html

The reference to not printing headings no longer applies as I've had no
problems at all for the last twelve months.



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Keith Bates

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