Where is the spool dir created in C# LPD?

[Navpreet Singh]

Hi,

I'm trying to use the C# LPD as a part of a printer emulator application. I need to put a hook for a call back event in the LPD source. I believe this will be placed at the following location in CommandReceiveJob.cs file (see the code added in bold). My question is how do I create a spool directory so that I could get the filepath?:

/// <summary>
/// Does the work of receiving the print job.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reader">Stream reader</param>
/// <param name="writer">Stream writer</param>
/// <returns>PrintJob</returns>
private PrintJob receivePrintJob(StreamReader reader, StreamWriter writer)
{
PrintJob printJob = null;
ControlFile controlFile = null;
DataFile dataFile = null;

try
{
NetUtil netUtil = new NetUtil();
byte receiveInput = null;
IList cmd = null;

//Reads control file or data file, which ever that arrives first
for (int i = 1; i <= 2; i++)
{
receiveInput = netUtil.readNextInput(reader, writer);
cmd = ByteUtil.parseCommand(receiveInput);
if (receiveInput == 2)
{
controlFile = setControlFile(reader, writer, cmd);
}
else if (receiveInput == 3)
{
dataFile = setDataFile(reader, writer, cmd);
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
log.Error("Problems reading Input", e);
}

if (null != controlFile && null != dataFile)
{
printJob = new PrintJob(controlFile, dataFile);
                **String ipaddress = printJob.DataFile.HostName;
                long actualSize = long.Parse(printJob.DataFile.Size);
                string filepath = printJob.DataFile.
                JobRxEvent(ipaddress, actualSize, filepath);
}

return printJob;
}**

[Navpreet Singh]

Also, I'd like to know how to setup the correct hooks from an external C# .NET windows application for starting the LPD service and then putting the call back mechanism for receiving the job when a new job is sent to the LPD service?