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I am trying to write a program in node.js that will allow the user to print a docx file to the printer.

anyone that can show me how its done in Node.js?

Here's example how to use it to print a file:

// use: node printFile.js [filePath printerName]
var printer = require("printer"),
    filename = process.argv[2] || __filename;
console.log('platform:', process.platform);
console.log('try to print file: ' + filename);
if( process.platform != 'win32') {
  printer.printFile({filename:filename,
    printer: process.env[3], // printer name, if missing then will print to default printer
    success:function(jobID){
      console.log("sent to printer with ID: "+jobID);
    error:function(err){
      console.log(err);
} else {
  // not yet implemented, use printDirect and text
  var fs = require('fs');
  printer.printDirect({data:fs.readFileSync(filename),
    printer: process.env[3], // printer name, if missing then will print to default printer
    success:function(jobID){
      console.log("sent to printer with ID: "+jobID);
    error:function(err){
      console.log(err);
                printer is not a module, and when I change it to require('node-printer') printDirect is not a function.........
– garryp
                Oct 19, 2018 at 9:48
        
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