Printer config

[charles day]

GCC Consulting wrote:

>This is most likely a Ken question.
>
>Native 5.0.nn
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>Assume a local printer attached to win98 box named "reception" on LPT1
>
>Can one use, as the destination,  win:\\reception\printername and have the fp
>and the local machine know to print to its printer?
>
>Richard Kreiss
>GCC Consulting 
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Richard,

I have printer on USB of XP box (MAIN1) with fp/filepro.  Networked to 
XP box (CLDTRE) with nothing but batch file on this cpu.  Printer 
installed and shared on both boxes. The printer share name is PRINTER2.  
In fp printer maintenance I have:
 
WIN:\\MAIN1\PRINTER2.

In filePro, selecting that printer from either or all machines will 
print to that printer.

This may not work with '98 but does work with XP pro.  I believe better 
printer handling is the one worthwhile benefit of moving to XP, 
especially from '98.  If the terminal cpu costs only $800 (with faster 
boose, $499 with slower boose).  "Happiness and smooth sailing is worth 
more than the $800."

Charles Day