April 9th 04, 03:14 PM
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How can I print in WinXP from a DOS-based program?
See if this helps
http://www.mcse.ms/archive43-2004-2-347233.html
Cari
www.coribright.com
"M. B." wrote in message
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Cari,
Thanks for the suggestion but:
Well, I now know that my computer name is:
violin1.workgroup
and the printer nameis:
brother
so, I tried the following:
net use lpt1: \\violin1.workgroup\brother
but I get an "System Error 66". I also tried using lpt2 with, and
without
the semicolon afterwards, but still getting this error.
Any advice?
"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
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See Bruce Sanderson's article at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm
Cari
www.coribright.com
"M. B." wrote in message
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I am currently running Windows XP SP1. There is an old DOS-based
program
that I still use for certain accounting activities. The problem is
that
my
printer on this machine (local) is now connected to an ETHERNET router.
The DOS-based program is still trying to print to LPT1.
Is there any way I can get a print-out with my setup? I need to
somehow
redirect the LPT1 output so it goes to my IP 192.168.0.11 (thats where
the
printer resides).
Any help would be appreciated!
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