dreport -p flag in Win XP

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	Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 11:42 AM
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	Subject: dreport -p flag in Win XP
	
	
	Help!
	 
	I have very limited experience with Windows networks, have worked
with filePro mostly in the Unix environment.
	 
	I am trying to cause output from an output format to always go to a
particular printer.  I decided to use the dreport -p flag to do this.
	 
	Filepro and fp are on a PC called "server" which is shared by
multiple PC's in the office.  The default printer is an HP laser locally
attached to "server" and all reports go there by default (no -p flag).  This
works ok.
	 
	A dot matrix printer is attached to "FREDS_PC" (network name) and
shared over the network as "OKiML320".  This printer is visible from
"server" and I can print to it from "server" using wordpad (tested with a
small TXT file).  I defined this printer to filepro (on "server") in the
printer table as :  
	 
	    matrix:PAN1092:WIN:\\FREDS_PC\OKiML320
	 
	(There is no printer table for the oki 320, but I was told that they
have always used PAN1092 and it works.)
	 
	I used the share name for the printer in the filepro printer table
(OKiML320).  I put "-p matrix" in my dreport command line to try to force
the output for all users to go to the okidata.  The result was, no error
message, but nothing printed (I was logged in to "server" remotely using
remote desktop).  I am not sure I put the right name in the printer table.
When I command windows to display printers on "server", the oki is listed
as:
	 
	    Auto Oki ML 320 Elite (Microline) on FREDS_PC
	 
	That is the full printer name as defined to Win XP on "server". Is
this the name I need to put into the filepro printer table?  And is "matrix"
the name I would use in the dreport command line, or in processing if I were
to use a "printer" command?
	 
	Del Neroni  
	 
Del,

My first question is, is "server" being used as a work station also?

In any event, I would strongly suggest that the name of the OKI 320 be the
same on all machines.  The Windows version of FP, when using Win: reads the
windows name for the printer.

I have 2 networked printer on my system. 

The laser printer is connecter HP Jetdirect print server but I have it set
up as a shared printer on my server.

Win:\\server\system_printer

The second printer is an HP Inkjet- HP1200dtn with an internal network card;

The name on each workstation is HP1200dtn.

Win:HP1200dtn

I usually rename and printers that are "auto" defined to remove the "auto"
designation and insure that all of the computers are using the exact same
name.

So, you might map the Oki to the server and use the server's share name for
the printer and use that in the fp printer table.

Another suggestion would be to see if you can get an inexpensive print
server for the Oki and set it up as a network device.  This would insure
it's availability if Fred's pc is not turned on for some reason.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting