printer.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Simple HP Printer Hacker

# Written in Ruby by Erik Gregg

# 6/9/06

# Status Usage: hp-message.rb <host> status

# Message Usage: hp-message.rb <host> message "<message>"

require 'net/telnet'

  begin

  if ARGV[0].nil?

   puts "Read the script.

Status Usage: hp-message.rb <host> status

Message Usage: hp-message.rb <host> message \"<message>\""

   exit

  end

  host = Net::Telnet::new("Host" => ARGV[0],

                          "Port" => 9100,

                          "Timeout" => 5,

                          "Prompt" => /\b/n)

if ARGV[1] == "status"

  host.cmd("@PJL INFO STATUS") { |c| print c }

elsif ARGV[1] == "message"

  host.cmd("@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY=\""+ARGV[2]+"\"")

else

  puts "Oh Cmon.  Look at the syntax inside me."

  exit

end

  host.close



  rescue Timeout::Error

        puts "Time to go now!"

        exit 1

  end