Filepro-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 41

Mon Mar 28 07:56:25 PDT 2011

Lonnie,

To set the printer from within filePro, goto option 7 on the developer's
menu - Printer maintenance

1. Press <P> - printers
2. Press <U> update
3. Move to the first blank location
4. Type a name for the printer - a descriptive name - i.e. Mary's printer,
label printer etc, the press <enter>
4. Select the type of printer
5.  Fill in the destination:  win:\\computername\printer - This should be
the window name to this printer
	On my system I have 2 printers I print to from filePro,  an HP
LaserJet and an HP Business inkjet.  
Name		type		destination		comment
System Printer	hp-6P		Win:system_printer	laser printer
Client Printer	hp-4000	win:system_printer	client custom print table
HP 12oodtn	hp-2500	win:HP1200dtn		Color inkjet

Both of these printers are network printers defined in printers & faxes.
Filepro is loaded on my server.

Since this is a locally attached printer, I am sure that Windos7 has found
this printer an loaded the print drivers or the printer has been installed
manually.  In destination, use the name windows assigned to this printer
using win:.............

Once this has been done, goto define output and bring up the output in
question, press <U> to update, F8, O-options,  Move to printer name and type
in the name you assigned or press F6 to list the filePro defined printers
and select the one you want.  If necessary enter any starting and ending
print codes and the save.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Lonnie Toot
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 12:02 AM
> To: filePro Mailing List
> Subject: RE: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 41
> 
> 
> I will check on Monday for sure but if memory serves the command wont
> work without the elevated rights in win 7. I'll let you know one way or
the
> other.
> 
> thanks
> Lonnie
> 
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> >    1. Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
> >       (Kenneth Brody)
> >    2. Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
> >       (Kenneth Brody)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:36:02 -0400
> > From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
> > Subject: Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
> > To: Lonnie Toot <ltoot at live.com>
> > Cc: 'FilePro Mailing List' <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> > Message-ID: <4D8D18D2.8080001 at spamcop.net>
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> > On 3/25/2011 6:19 PM, Lonnie Toot wrote:
> > >
> > > After sharing and naming the printer I click the windows start
> > > button type cmd, then then press shift+ctrl+enter this brings up the
> > > admin  cmd prompt. I then enter "net use lpt1 \\computer\printer
> /persistent:yes"
> > > then enter. I get a conformation that it was done correctly, and I
> > > can print until I restart the computer.
> >
> > I didn't know about the ctrl-shift-enter shortcut.  I usually just
> > right-click and select "run as administrator".
> >
> > > I don't think that is the admin elevation that I used on the other
> > > computer several months ago. Let me know if you need more
> information.
> >
> > Okay, so this has nothing to do with USB, but rather a network printer.
> >
> > I haven't used the "net use" command for printers.  I suppose I can
> > try it out later when I'm back home on our network.
> >
> > However, if this is for filePro, simply use "\\computer\printer" for
> > the destination.  Or, better yet, "WIN:\\computer\printer" instead, as
> > that tells filePro to use the Windows print spooler API.
> >
> > --
> > Kenneth Brody
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:27:57 -0400
> > From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
> > Subject: Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
> > To: Lonnie Toot <ltoot at live.com>
> > Cc: 'FilePro Mailing List' <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> > Message-ID: <4D8E140D.1000704 at spamcop.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> > On 3/26/2011 1:57 AM, Lonnie Toot wrote:
> > >
> > > No it is a usb printer,
> >
> > That may be so, but it's irrelevant.  It's on a network share, and
> > that's all that really matters here.  How it's physically attached to
> > the print server doesn't matter.
> >
> > > I'm not saying that I'm doing it right but it is the only way that i
> > > was taught how to do it. I will not be at work until Monday, but I'm
> > > willing to give your idea a try. Forgive me, but I'm not very
> > > experienced with dos at all. Though I'm over 40 I didn't get in to
> > > computers until windows ME. Do I run this command once from the
> > > command prompt or is this inserted in to a batch file, and should I
> > > assume that I don't need the "/persistent:yes" with the commands
> > > that you suggested? I've thought about buying an old dos book , but
> > > wasn't sure that this would get me to where i needed to be. As an
> > > example of my lack of knowledge as i stated earlier, I'm not sure
> > > where to insert the commands that you gave me to try batch, filePro
> > > somewhere, or at the command prompt.
> > [...]
> >
> > Don't bother with old DOS books, since you're using Windows, not DOS.
> >
> > I did the command you said you were using:
> >
> >      net use lpt1: \\server\printer /persistent:yes
> >
> > from a non-administrator command prompt, and it was still there after
> > I rebooted this morning.  (I didn't try it from an administrator prompt.
> > Perhaps that's your problem?)
> >
> > But, if you simply tell filePro to print to "\\server\printer", or
> > better still, "win:\\server\printer", then there is no need for the "net
use"
> > command in the first place.
> >
> > --
> > Kenneth Brody
> >
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