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On Sun, 31 May 2015 19:06:40 +0200, Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> wro=
te:
>>
>>By the way: because of the lpr my script only works on Linux (and
>>probably Unix and Apple). Can I rewrite it in such a way that it also
>>works with Windows? Someone else has to test it then, because I do not
>>have a Windows computer.

You may find it easier to have the windows computers learn how to use
lpr.  see: http://www.morovia.com/kb/Setting-LPR-Printing-Windows-78-10007=
.html
(or there are lots of guides out there.)

Laura