Re: lpt2 without a real lpt2 card installed

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Author: JD Austin
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: lpt2 without a real lpt2 card installed


wrote:

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> symlink the real device to the device its printing to.
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> -Scott
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After hearing his explaination I was going to say the same.
Be sure to chmod it the same as the original device 777.

JD

>
> I have a dos program running under dosemu, it has hundred of reports
> that print to lpt2. dosemu will redirect a port to a network printer. It
> has an lpt1 port and my program will print to the network printer if I
> send it to lpt1. I have my reasons but I do not want to change all the
> reports to print to lpt1 and I do not want to install lpt2 cards in all
> of the desktops. I also believe I could print to a file and run a
> spooler, but again I would have to change all of the report to print to
> a file instead of lpt2.
>


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