Thanks Larry
Why woulod Rbase crash and not let them select a
printer using prnsetup then when they restart Rbase
they can do it?
At least this is what they are saying.
Marc
--- Lawrence Lustig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What is Net use and where do I put it?
>
> NET USE is a command-line program for Windows
> systems that lets you assign
> network facilities to appear as local resources for
> the computer you're running
> on. Two things it is used for are mapping network
> disks and "capturing"
> printer output.
>
> You would put the NET USE command in the batch file
> you use to start R:Base, or
> else ZIP out from R:Base and run a batch file with
> the NET USE command before
> printing. Using this technique you are actually
> able to offer the user a
> number of different printers under RBDos.
>
> > This is in RBW 6.1, I am still working of
> converting
> > to 7.1.
>
> If this is RBWin, you do NOT need to use NET USE.
>
> > On their server they have 3 printer set up,
> > HPworkstation1, HPworkstation2 and HPworkstation3.
> > I do not know if this means they installed them on
> the
> > server of if the server just displays them. There
> is
> > only 1 printer.
>
> Whether or not the printers are installed on the
> server is irrelevant as far as
> R:Base is concerned, because R:Base runs only on the
> workstation.
>
> You need to install the printer on the workstation,
> so that it appears in the
> list of printers on the control panel. You can
> install the printer as a local
> printer or as a network printer as you prefer, but
> it must have an existence on
> the workstation from which you expect to print.
>
> Make the desired printer the default printer for the
> workstation, and your
> output should go where you want. Older versions of
> R:Base (pre-RBTI) did not
> have good facilities for selecting printers under
> program control, so probably
> the best you will achieve is to get the output going
> to the default printer.
> --
> Larry
>
>
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