Technical Support

Printing from VersaForm on a Win2K/XP Workstation

The Windows 95/98/ME environment allowed you to capture a printer port. Win2K/XP does not have that option. To direct a print job to a specific network printer use the “net use” command at the command prompt.

Here is the syntax:

net use lptx \\server\printer persistent

  • Where the “x” is the LPT port on the workstation – 1, 2, or 3
  • If the server or printer name contains spaces or special characters enclose the phrase in quotes “\\server\printer”.

To determine the “\\server\printer” information follow these steps:

  • Click on Start
  • Click on Control Panel
  • Click on Printers
  • Locate the icon for the printer you have installed – right click on it
  • Left click on “properties”
  • In the properties dialog there is a tab for “Ports”, left click on it

  • Your printer will have a check mark by it.
  • To see the full path for the printer put the cursor on the line to the left of “Description”.
  • The cursor shape will change. Hold down the left mouse button and drag to the right until you can see all of the information

  • In this example the \\server\printer is "\\test\hp 4000”.

To issue the net use command you will want to be at a command prompt:

  • Click on Start
  • Click on Run
  • Type in “cmd”
  • Click on OK

  • A command window will open.
  • At the prompt type the net use command.
  • In this example we would type:
  • Net use lpt3 \\test\hp 4000 persistent
  • Then press enter.
  • This directs all print jobs sent to LPT3 to the printer called “hp 4000” on the computer called “test”. The “persistent” tells the computer to re-set this connection when the computer starts up.
  • If the command is successful you will see:
  • Command completed successfully.

To direct a print job to a LPT port in VersaForm follow these steps:

  • Anywhere in the program press ALT+U to open the “Utilities Menu”.

  • Take the first choice “Printer functions…” and press Enter

  • Highlight the port of choice (“Standard Printer” is LPT1) and press Enter.
  • All print jobs will then be sent to that LPT port until it is changed.
  • When the program starts “Standard Printer” (LPT1) is selected automatically.

 

 

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