Would using the "Print to file" choice using the Reports function and saving it as a .doc or other extension for printing be a viable workaround?
Regards to all, Tony -----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 > _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
