Redirecting works fine from autoexec.bat or from a batch file... Another solution I use sometimes is printer pooling, see: http://www.frogmorecs.com/arts/using-printer-pooling
Regards, Geert On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:27:11 +0200, Jong <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris > Does that command go into autoexect.bat or config.sys? > Also, you're saying a USB printer hooked into my laptop would work with > this command? or a server that has a usb printer attached? > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Dunn > > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 3:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] virtualization > > > It has been a while since I used direct printing (only remaining DP app > in production doesn't print), but if I recall correctly, the way I got > this to work in XP, was to share the USB printer (say, as "MyPrinter"). > Then use: "net use lpt2: \\MyComputer\MyPrinter" command to map the usb > printer. -chris > > On 2011-07-29 6:04 PM, Jong wrote: >> Fabio: >> >> Did you use VMWare 7 for this? I bought a copy and am waiting for a >> new Toshiba Protégé portable to arrive to install. I hope to use >> Dataperfect (which I run under the old WordPerfect Office) to continue >> running my patient database program. Using usb output for a printer >> is a must. I've seen a usb to parallel port converter at >> www.cyberguys.com but their support told me it wouldn't work unless >> program running it saw the virtual parallel port. SO, hope you can >> figure it out -- otherwise it leaves anyone with a new computer dead >> in the water. >> >> Jon Ong MD >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Muller Fabio >> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 2:46 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Dataperf] virtualization >> >> >> Gentlemen , I know you are already very skilled in virtualization but >> I didn't find any vmware appliance ready with DP, so I decide to build >> one. It seems to be working fine, my only problem is with printing, as >> I don't have a parallel print but an USB and I'm still trying to put >> the appliance to print. I'm trying to redirect the LPT1 to USB via >> windows but I'm not getting to much success. I tested dosbox megabuild >> too but I'm having problems with CTRL-F keys. Printing is working fine >> in DOXBOX after some changes in the config file. Does anybody have >> success to remap the CTRL-F Keys ? Is it possible to copy the config >> file and send in a msg to the list ? Regarding the vmware appliance, >> as soon as I got success with the printer I'll try to let the >> appliance available somewhere. >> >> Rgds. > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
