FileOutputStream outstream;
 StreamPrintService psPrinter;
 String psMimeType = "application/postscript";

 StreamPrintServiceFactory[] factories =
     PrinterJob.lookupStreamPrintServices(psMimeType);
 if (factories.length > 0) {
     try {
         outstream = new File("out.ps");
         psPrinter =  factories[0].getPrintService(fos);
         // psPrinter can now be set as the service on a PrinterJob 
     } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
     }
 }            
 

The attributes parameter on input will reflect the client's required initial selections in the user dialog. Attributes which are not specified display using the default for the service. On return it will reflect the user's choices. Selections may be updated by the implementation to be consistent with the supported values for the currently selected print service.

The return value will be a PageFormat equivalent to the selections in the PrintRequestAttributeSet. If the user cancels the dialog, the attributes will not reflect any changes made by the user, and the return value will be null.

attributes	on input is application supplied attributes, on output the contents are updated to reflect user choices. This parameter may not be null.
return	a page format if the user does not cancel the dialog; null otherwise.
Throws	HeadlessException: if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true.
Throws	NullPointerException: if attributes parameter is null.
since	1.4
See also	isHeadless

Note that some attributes may be set directly on the PrinterJob by equivalent method calls, (for example), copies: setcopies(int), job name: setJobName(String) and specifying media size and orientation though the PageFormat object.

If a supported attribute-value is specified in this attribute set, it will take precedence over the API settings for this print() operation only. The following behaviour is specified for PageFormat: If a client uses the Printable interface, then the attributes parameter to this method is examined for attributes which specify media (by size), orientation, and imageable area, and those are used to construct a new PageFormat which is passed to the Printable object's print() method. See Printable for an explanation of the required behaviour of a Printable to ensure optimal printing via PrinterJob. For clients of the Pageable interface, the PageFormat will always be as supplied by that interface, on a per page basis.

These behaviours allow an application to directly pass the user settings returned from printDialog(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes to this print() method.

attributes	a set of attributes for the job
Throws	PrinterException: an error in the print system caused the job to be aborted.
since	1.4
See also	java.awt.print.Book, java.awt.print.Pageable, java.awt.print.Printable

PrinterJob implementations which can use PrintService's will update the PrintService for this PrinterJob to reflect the new service selected by the user.

return	true if the user does not cancel the dialog; false otherwise.
Throws	HeadlessException: if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true.
See also	isHeadless

The attributes parameter on input will reflect the applications required initial selections in the user dialog. Attributes not specified display using the default for the service. On return it will reflect the user's choices. Selections may be updated by the implementation to be consistent with the supported values for the currently selected print service.

As the user scrolls to a new print service selection, the values copied are based on the settings for the previous service, together with any user changes. The values are not based on the original settings supplied by the client.

With the exception of selected printer, the PrinterJob state is not updated to reflect the user's changes. For the selections to affect a printer job, the attributes must be specified in the call to the print(PrintRequestAttributeSet) method. If using the Pageable interface, clients which intend to use media selected by the user must create a PageFormat derived from the user's selections. If the user cancels the dialog, the attributes will not reflect any changes made by the user.

attributes	on input is application supplied attributes, on output the contents are updated to reflect user choices. This parameter may not be null.
return	true if the user does not cancel the dialog; false otherwise.
Throws	HeadlessException: if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true.
Throws	NullPointerException: if attributes parameter is null.
since	1.4
See also	isHeadless

Calling this method does not update the job. It is useful for clients that have a set of attributes obtained from printDialog(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes) and need a PageFormat to print a Pageable object.

attributes	a set of printing attributes, for example obtained from calling printDialog. If attributes is null a default PageFormat is returned.
return	a PageFormat whose settings conform with those of the current service and the specified attributes.
since	1.6