Printer config

[GCC Consulting]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Kenneth Brody
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 11:20 AM
> To: daychls at verizon.net
> Cc: Filepro 2 List
> Subject: Re: Printer config
> 
> Quoting charles day <daychls at verizon.net>:
> 
> > GCC Consulting wrote:
> [...]
> > >Can one use, as the destination,  win:\\reception\printername and 
> > >have  the fp and the local machine know to print to its printer?
> [...]
> > 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."
> 
> The "win:\\server\printer" syntax works just fine under 
> Win98, _except_ when you are specifying the local box.  (ie: 
> "server" is the local Win98
> box.)
> 
> I haven't had any luck in getting a Win98 box to access local 
> resources via a UNC name.
> 
> He may have to set an environment variable on the Win98 box 
> to tell filePro to use "win:lpt1" for that box only.
> 
The only box with XP is the "server" and the printer is connected to
"reception", which has the printer attached to lpt1.  The other box having win98
is used by the bookkeeper and has the reception printer mapped to lpt1 also.
So, my problem is the new "server".  What variables would I use to have that
machine connect to \\reception\salesnote?

This get back to my original question.  What are the correct parameters top use
for the starting batch file to override the printer config?

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting