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hdubret
08-26-03, 17:17
I'm trying to update my equipment but keep my Paradox 3.5. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any recognition between 3.5 and USB ports.

Anybody have any idea of a script my programmer could come up with to re-direct the report printing to the USB port?

Henry
Shores
08-27-03, 16:52
If i understood it right, you're trying to print a report to an USB printer from Paradox DOS 3.5.

If this is really the case, i advise you not to change your PdoxDos app, instead try activating the printer port capture feature of windows.

Printer port capturing functions this way: all the bytes that your dos app sends thru the LPTx port get rerouted to a windows print job on the selected printer.

If you can tell me what version of windows you're using, i'll tell you how to setup that.

Bye!
hdubret
08-27-03, 18:28
Thank you so much for that idea.

I'm using Windows XP (Home Edition) with a Lexmark X83 printer connected via a USB port, the dos app is in Paradox 3.5.

I appreciate the help.

Henry
Shores
08-27-03, 18:58
You should use a little trick: share your printer on your LAN, then run this command from a command prompt:

NET USE LPTx: \\<computer_name>\<printer_share_name> /PERSISTENT:YES

That would permanently connect the LPTx: port with the shared printer, which by the way will be on the same pc... :)

then you sholud print correctly on the LPTx: port from any DOS app...

Bye!
hdubret
08-28-03, 17:42
I'm not on a LAN, so can I still do this the same way.

Thanks.
Shores
08-28-03, 19:28
Sure you can!

The trick is just that: You share your printer to yourself... and then capture the port to the shared printer!

Try it!