There is a way in DOS that you can emulate network printing to LPT ports.
I had a client that was running a very, very old auto loan program
(Autostar I think) and it required ports LPT1, to LPT3.
Everyone had their own printer but every printer had a specific task. 1
person was receipts, 1 person was coupons, 1 person was statements,
etc... and everyone had the ability to print to each other's printer via
LPT ports in the software because that's the only way the software would
print.
I don't remember how I did it but I did have a login script that did the
LPT mapping for each computer.
I think lpt2 > \\server\share
JD Austin wrote:
>
>
> slegge@govliquidation.com wrote:
>
>>
>> symlink the real device to the device its printing to.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Scott
>>
> 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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