Re: [NF] Printing from DOS Programs

Dear Leland:

This may be my answer, also.

Thank you.

Charles

Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote:

> Perhaps this will help:

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> Excerpt:

> I do something similar on my network with an old DOS app. The best

> way I've found is to put the printer on the network with a print server

> and an IP address. You then install the printer on the workstation and

> say that it's a local printer (uncheck the autodetect option), then

> instead of choosing LPT1 you check the option to create a new port and

> choose TCP/IP. You can then enter the IP address of the networked

> printer. Finally, turn on printer sharing and give the printer a name.

> Once that's done, you have to trick the DOS app by capturing its

> output to LPT1 and sending it to the networked printer. This is done by

> using the "net use" command. For example,

> net use lpt1: \\localcomputername\sharedprintername /persistent:yes

> The persistent switch forces the command to execute everytime the

> PC boots. Everytime your DOS app tries to print to LPT1, the print job

> gets captured and sent to the shared printer, which of course is located

> at an IP address on your network. It sounds like a lot, but once you've

> done it a few times it becomes second-nature.

> or

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> Regards,

> LelandJ

> Enzer, Charles (enzerch) wrote:

>> I just switched from a Local Printer, HP 520, to a Network Printer, HP Officejet Pro 8500.

>> My DOS program WordStar 4 nolonger can print.

>> My OS is XP Professional SP3.

>> What is the workaroud or patch?

>> Thank you.

>> -- Charles Hart Enzer, M.D., FAACAP --

>> Volunteer Associate Professor of Psychiatry

>> University of Cincinnati Medical Center

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