I've been following this Suave tutorial:
https://legacy.gitbook.com/book/theimowski/suave-music-store/details
And in general this looks good. However, I was trying to make it work with Linux and for some reason I was unable to compile it with code when TargetFramework was set to "net461" (Target Framework not found), so I tried changing it to "netcoreapp2.0". It compiled, but I hit a problem later on:
https://theimowski.gitbooks.io/suave-music-store/content/en/css.html
At the end it says to add a WebPart:
pathRegex "(.*)\.(css|png)" >=> Files.browseHome
which fails for me. All compiles, but I get
This page isn’t working
localhost didn’t send any data.
I took a look at Suave's source code and it turned out that "Files.browseHome" searches for a file under "ctx.runtime.homeDirectory".
I noticed that this is set on my machine to:
/home/<my_user_name>/.nuget/packages/suave/2.2.1/lib/netstandard1.6
and obviously, that's not my project directory, so no wonder it couldn't find the file.
My question here is: what shall I do in order to make my Suave app handle my css/png files correctly using Files.browseHome ?
EDIT:
Just found out that replacing the WebPart with:
pathRegex "(.*)\.(css|png)" >=> Files.browse "/home/<my_username>/<path_to_my_project>/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.0/"
works fine, but it looks ugly. Any idea how to make it better ? Basically I don't want to be forced to hardcode the absolute path anywhere.
I think the answer is to be found in https://suave.io/files.html, which suggests creating a config as follows:
let config =
{ defaultConfig with homeFolder = Some (Path.GetFullPath "./public") }
The path returned by Path.GetFullPath will depend on the current working directory that your app sees when it's started (which will, in turn, depend on how you start the app: from the command line, from a systemd unit file, etc.) There are too many possible variables here for me to be able to give you exact instructions, but if your startup method can cd into an appropriate folder before starting your Suave server, then that should solve your problem.
If you run into difficulties with getting the current working directory set correctly, then you could just hardcode the full path in the config:
let config =
{ defaultConfig with homeFolder = Some "/home/<your_username>/<path_to_your_project>/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.0/" }
But that's kind of ugly, and not really portable (you'd have to modify that path again once you deploy the app). So I'd recommend the approach of making sure your start script does a cd to the right location, then using Path.GetFullPath with a relative path. Alternately, you could have a config file that gets read in at app startup where you specify the home path, or pass it in as an environment variable... All kinds of possibilities. Just make sure that your code can be handed some information on startup that specifies the correct "home" folder, and then put that in your Suave config as I've shown, and that should solve it.
I am using the latest version of pyRevit, v45.
I'm writing some info in temporary files with
myTempFile = script.get_instance_data_file("id")
This creates a file named pyRevit_2018_xxxx_id.tmp in which I store useful info. If I'm not mistaken, the "xxxx" part is changing every time I reload Revit. Now, I need to get access to this information from another pyRevit script.
How can I retrieve the name of the temp file I need to read? In other words, how do I access "myTempFile" from within the second script, which has no idea of the name of "myTempFile"?
I guess I can share somehow that variable between my script, but what's the proper way to do this? I know this must be a very basic programming question, but I'm indeed not a programmer ;)
Thanks a lot,
Arnaud.
Ok, I realise now that my variables in the 1st script cease to exist after its execution.
So for now I wrote the file name in another file, of which I know the name.. That works.
But if there's a cleaner way to do this, I'd be glad to learn ;)
Arnaud
pyrevit.script module provides 4 different methods for creating temporary files based on their use case:
get_instance_data_file:
for data files marked with Revit instance pid. This means that scripts running on another instance will not see this temp file.
http://pyrevit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pyrevit/script.html#pyrevit.script.get_instance_data_file
get_universal_data_file:
for temp files accessible to all Revit instances and versions
http://pyrevit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pyrevit/script.html#pyrevit.script.get_universal_data_file
get_data_file:
Base method to get a standard temp file for current revit version
http://pyrevit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pyrevit/script.html#pyrevit.script.get_data_file
get_document_data_file:
temp file marked with active document (so scripts working on another document will not see this)
http://pyrevit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pyrevit/script.html#pyrevit.script.get_document_data_file
Each method uses a pattern to create the temp file name. So as long as the call to the method is the same of different scripts, the method generates the same file name.
Example:
Script 1:
from pyrevit import script
tfile = script.get_data_file('mydata')
Script 2:
from pyrevit import script
tempfile = script.get_data_file('mydata')
In this example tempfile = tfile since the file id is the same.
There is documentation on each so make sure you take a look at those and pick the flavor that serves your purpose.
I'm writing an installation script (in node.js, specificially slush/gulp although I don't think that matters) that sets up some common tools on our developer machines.
For one of these tools, I need to modify the PATH environment variable on Windows machines.
So far the best way I've found to do this is using the winreg package to modify the Registry directly (in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\Path), which works great (aside from the need to run the entire install script in an elevanted command prompt).
However, it requires either a machine restart for the new PATH to take effect (not even just opening a new command prompt, as it would usually), OR sending the user into their system preferences to just open up the Environment Variables dialog box and click OK.
This detailed answer covers some of what needs to happen beneath the hood when you change an environment variable programmatically. I'm assuming the WM_SETTINGCHANGE message (details here) is sent to the system when clicking OK in that Environment Variables dialog box.
So, how could I go about sending the WM_SETTINGCHANGE message from node.js? Is that possible?
I can offer non-native solution (not sure if native exists). It updated the value for me without restarts.
I'm talking about reg.exe tool that is shipped with Windows starting at least from Windows XP.
The algorithm:
1. Form a command for update, e.g.:
const scriptContent = `REG ADD HKCU\\Environment /v Path /t REG_SZ /d "${newPath}" /f`
HKCU\Environment - is the path to your variable in registry,
Path - name of the variable to update,
REG_SZ - type of the variable,
"${newPath}" - new PATH contents (fully old content with added new paths. Using quotes just in case we have white spaces there),
/f - force rewrite (basically, this command is for creation. So, if this variable doesn't exist, it will be created, otherwise - overwritten).
2. Write this contents to a script file, e.g. script.bat:
const fs = require("fs");
const scriptPath = 'script.bat';
fs.writeFile(scriptPath, scriptContent);
3. Execute the script file:
const child_process = require("child_process");
child_process.exec(scriptPath);
When I download my program from my website to my windows 2003 machine, it has a block on it and you have to right click on the exe, then properties, then select the button "Unblock".
I would like to add detection in my installer for when the file is blocked and hence doesn't have enough permissions.
But I can't eaisly reproduce getting my exe in this state where it needs to be unblocked.
How can I get the unblock to appear on my exe so I can test this functionality?
This is done using NTFS File Streams. There is a stream named "Zone.Identifier" added to downloaded files. When IE7 downloads certain types of file that stream contains:
[ZoneTransfer]
ZoneId=3
The simplest way to set it is to create a text file with those contents in it, and use more to add it to the alternate stream.
Zone.Identifier.txt:
[ZoneTransfer]
ZoneId=3
Command:
more Zone.Identifier.txt > file.exe:Zone.Identifier
Then, the way for you to check it would be to try to open the Zone.Identifier stream and look for ZoneId=3, or simply assume that if the stream exists at all that your user will receive that warning.
It's also important to note that this has nothing to do with permissions. Administrators see the same warning; it's to do entirely with the source and type of file. The entire stream goes away when users uncheck the "Always ask before opening this file" box and then click Run.
There is a supported API for this, documented on MSDN. Search on MSDN for "Persistent Zone Identifier Object". Basically you CoCreateInstance with CLSID_PersistentZoneIdentifier and request an IPersistFile interface. You then call IPersistFile::Load with the name of the file in question. Next, QI for an IZoneIdentifier interface and use IZoneIdentifier::GetId to obtain the zone of the file. If there was no "mark of the web", you should get URLZONE_LOCAL_MACHINE. The ZoneId of 3 mentioned in the other reply is URLZONE_INTERNET. (The enumeration is called URLZONE and is also documented on MSDN, or see sdk\inc\urlmon.h.) You can remove or change the "mark of the web" by calling IZoneIdentifier::Remove or IZoneIdentifier::SetId and then call IPersistFile::Save. There are more details about all of this on MSDN. Good luck!
Thanks for this it helped me a lot.
You can make the process even easier if you create a batch file with the contents.
echo [ZoneTransfer] > Zone.Identifier
echo ZoneId=3 >> Zone.Identifier
more Zone.Identifier > %1:Zone.Identifier
This will generate the Zone.Identifier for you and mark the file accordingly.
To run it just supply the file name e.g. if the file is called mark.bat
mark.bat myfile.txt
I'm working on a web application that needs to prints silently -- that is without user involvement. What's the best way to accomplish this? It doesn't like it can be done with strictly with Javascript, nor Flash and/or AIR. The closest I've seen involves a Java applet.
I can understand why it would a Bad Idea for just any website to be able to do this. This specific instance is for an internal application, and it's perfectly acceptable if the user needs to add the URL to a trusted site list, install an addon, etc.
Here’s what you need to do to enable Firefox immediately print without showing the print preferences dialog box.
Type about:config at Firefox’s location bar and hit Enter.
Right click at anywhere on the page and select New > Boolean
Enter the preference name as print.always_print_silent and click OK.
I found that somewhere and it helped me
As #Axel wrote, Firefox has the print.always_print_silent option.
For Chrome, use the --kiosk-printing option to skip the Print Preview dialog:
Edit the shortcut you use to start Chrome and add "--kiosk-printing" then restart Chrome.
Note: If it doesn't work it is most likely because you did not completely stop Chrome, logging out and back in will surely do the trick.
Here are two code samples you can try:
1:
<script>
function Print() {
alert ("THUD.. another tree bites the dust!")
if (document.layers)
{
window.print();
}
else if (document.all)
{
WebBrowser1.ExecWB(6, 1);
//use 6, 1 to prompt the print dialog or 6, 6 to omit it
//some websites also indicate that 6,2 should be used to omit the box
WebBrowser1.outerHTML = "";
}
}
</script>
<object ID="WebBrowser1" WIDTH="0" HEIGHT="0"
CLASSID="CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2">
</object>
2:
if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")
{
var PrintCommand = '<object ID="PrintCommandObject" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 CLASSID="CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2"></object>';
document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeEnd', PrintCommand);
PrintCommandObject.ExecWB(6, -1); PrintCommandObject.outerHTML = "";
}
else {
window.print();
}
You may need to add the site/page you are testing on to you local intranet zone.
We struggled with a similar problem. We needed to print checks to a check printer, labels to a label printer, and customer invoices to an invoice printer for retail store embrasse-moi. We have dummy computers, nooks, ipads, iphones with no printing capabilities. The printing an invoice feature was basically a silent print. A pdf was written to the server, and a shell script was used locally to retrieve it and print.
We used the following for a perfect solution with minimal libraries:
use TCPDF in PHP to create PDF. Store the PDF on the server. Put it in a 'Print Queue' Folder. Kudos for TCPDF, a bit difficult to learn, but SICK SICK SICK. Note we are printing 80 labels per page using avery 5167 with a bar code with perfect accuracy. We have a labels, check, and invoice print queue. Different folders basically for different printers.
Use the included shell script to connect to the server via FTP, download the PDF, delete the PDF off the server, send the PDF to the printer, and again, delete the PDF.
Using a local computer attached to the printer, run the script in terminal. obviously modify your printers and paths.
Because you always want this running, and because you use a MAC, create an 'app' using automator. Start automator, put the script in a 'run shell script' and save. Then stick that app in a login item. See the script below the shell script if you want to see the 'output' window on the MAC.
BAM - works sick.
Here is the shell script
#!/bin/bash
# Get a remote directory Folder
# List the contents every second
# Copy the files to a local folder
# delete the file from server
# send the file to a printer
# delete the file
# compliments of embrasse-moi.com
clear # clear terminal window
echo "##########################################"
echo "Embrasse-Moi's Remote Print Queue Script"
echo "##########################################"
#Local Print Queue Directory
COPY_TO_DIRECTORY=/volumes/DATA/test/
echo "Local Directory: $COPY_TO_DIRECTORY"
#Priter
PRINTER='Brother_MFC_7820N'
echo "Printer Name: $PRINTER"
#FTP Info
USER="user"
PASS="pass"
HOST="ftp.yourserver.com"
#remote path
COPY_REMOTE_DIRECTORY_FILES=/path
echo "Remote Print Queue Directory: $HOST$COPY_REMOTE_DIRECTORY_FILES"
echo 'Entering Repeating Loop'
while true; do
#make the copy to directory if not exist
echo "Making Directory If it Does Not Exist"
mkdir -p $COPY_TO_DIRECTORY
cd $COPY_TO_DIRECTORY
######################### WGET ATTEMPTS ############################################
#NOTE wget will need to be installed
echo "NOT Using wget to retrieve remote files..."
# wget --tries=45 -o log --ftp-user=$USER --ftp-password=$PASS ftp://ftp.yourserver.com$COPY_REMOTE_DIRECTORY_FILES/*.pdf
######################### FTP ATTEMPTS ############################################
echo "NOT Using ftp to retrieve and delete remote files..."
#This seems to fail at mget, plus not sure how to delete file or loop through files
ftp -n $HOST <<END_SCRIPT
quote USER $USER
quote PASS $PASS
cd $COPY_REMOTE_DIRECTORY_FILES
ls
prompt
mget *
mdel *
END_SCRIPT
echo "Examining Files in $COPY_TO_DIRECTORY"
for f in $COPY_TO_DIRECTORY/*.pdf
do
# take action on each file. $f store current file name
#print
echo "Printing File: $f To: $PRINTER"
lpr -P $PRINTER $f
# This will remove the file.....
echo "Deleting File: $f"
rm "$f"
done
echo "Script Complete... now repeat until killed..."
sleep 5
done
and the automator script if you want to see output, keep the app with the script
choose a run apple script option:
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder" to get folder of (path to me) as Unicode text
set workingDir to POSIX path of result
tell application "Terminal"
do script "sh " & "'" & workingDir & "script1.sh" & "'"
end tell
return input
end run
I know this is an older thread, but it's still the top Google search for 'silent printing' so I'll add my findings for the benefit of anyone coming across this now.
We had a similar issue with printing labels of various types to various printers for a stocksystem. It took some trial and error, but we got around it by having the system create a pdf of the labels, with printer name and page qty's encoded in the pdf. All you then have to do is:
IN IE, go to Internet Options >> Security >> Trusted Sites >> Sites
Clear 'Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone'
add "http://[yoururl]"
and the pdf will print out automatically.
When we originally set this up we were using Chrome as the default browser, but in September 2015, Chrome dropped the ability to run NPAPI plugins. This meant that you could no longer select the Adobe pdf plugin as the default pdf handler, and the built in pdf plugin does not handle silent printing :-(
It does still work in Internet Explorer (IE11 at time of writing) but I've not tried any other browsers.
HTH
Cheers,
Nige
I wrote a python tsr that polled the server every so often (it pulled its polling frequency from the server) and would print out to label printer. Was relatively nice.
Once written in python, I used py2exe on it, then inno setup compiler, then put on intranet and had user install it.
It was not great, but it worked. Users would launch it in the morning, and the program would receive the kill switch from the server at night.
I have it working all day long using a simple JSP page and the Java PDF Renderer library (https://pdf-renderer.dev.java.net). This works because Java prints using the OS and not the browser. Supposedly "silent printing" is considered a browser vulnerability/exploit and was patched after IE 6 so good luck getting it to work via Javascript or Active X. Maybe its possible but I couldn't get it to work without Java.
I have to be honest, I am kinda thinking out loud here.. But could it not be done with an applet or some sort (be it Java or whatever) that is given trusted permissions (such as that within the Intranet zone) or something?
May be worth investigating what permissions can be given to each zone?
Following a Google, I think you definately have a challenge, so far most of the articles I have seen involve printing to printers connected to the server.
If its internal, would it be possible to route printing from the server to department/user printers or something?
If it is just an internal application, then you can avoid printing from the browser, and send a printout directly from the server to the nearest printer to the user.
I'm on the same issue here, this is what i learn so far.
A.: You need to setup an IPP PrintServer
You have multiple print server implementations you may try.
Hardware IPP print server: like DLINK DPR-1020 or similar, some printer have this functionality builtin.
Linux server with CUPPS : http://www.howtoforge.com/ipp_based_print_server_cups
XP-Pro server with ISS: http://www.michaelphipps.com/ipp-print-server-windows-xp-solution
B.: You need to make your WebApp a client of this IPP Server so you pick-process-send every user's print request to the PrintServer.
PHP::PRINT::IPP is a php lib you may try (it's well tested on cups servers).
You should have a look at PrintNode. They provide a silent remote printing services for web applications. You install a piece of software on the desktop which syncs to their servers. You can then send printjobs using an json request and they are instantly printed out.