Remote (local) printing

[Nancy Palmquist]

Gary Olman wrote:

> I want to use the local printer at a remote PC. I am using the latest
> version of Filepro and am on Win XP.
> I have read the manual and it says to add to the Bat file the printer name .
> I have tried the following. The  printer name in the host PC is "sonyvaio",
> and if I make this the default printer it prints to it. But I only want the
> network PC (Vaio) to print to it`
> 
> In the bat file for the remote PC I have added the following line, none of
> which work:
This assumes that you are indicating use of the Native32 version of 
filePro and not a Unix version with a WindowsXP terminal.

You need to add the printer to the filePro printer list.  That should 
look like this:

                    ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ 
5.0.14DN9
                    │ P R I N T E R   M A I N T E N A N C E │
                    └───────────────────────────────────────┘


      --Name--  --Type--  --Destination File--- 
------------Comment------------
    1 print_it◄ IBMPRO  ◄ lpt1                 ◄ Send to printer.◄
*  2 file_it ◄ NOCODES ◄ c:\temp\hardcopy.txt ◄ send to a file.     ◄
    3 spool   ◄ hplasmos◄ win:Lexmark Optra Lxi> SPooled Laser        ◄
    4 spoolf  ◄ hplasmos◄ c:\temp\hardcopy.txt ◄                       	

Then make sure the Destination File is written:

win:NAME_OF_PRINTER_Exactly_as_listed_in_windows_printer_list

For example:  My printer is called "Lexmark Optra Lxi" in my windows 
printer list.  So I enter  win:Lexmark Optra Lxi

Now as far as filePro is concerned the printer has the name listed in 
the first column:  spool

So I would put:  set PFPRINTER=spool

to change the default printer to the spool printer listed above.
> SET PFPRINT="sonyvaio"
> Or SET PFPRINT="Z:sonyvaio"

> Or SET PFPRINT="Local"

PFPRINT is not a correct variable.

> 
> Nothing worked. Can someone point me in the correct direction on this?
> 
hope that helps.

Nancy
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