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Printing from Foxpro 2.6 DOS to XP USB Printers
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AK
2003-07-26 09:34:07 UTC
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Anyone knows how to do this?
Also, if you have any ideas and know hows about printing from FPDos to
XP, it will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

AK
Bob Davis
2003-07-26 19:22:24 UTC
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I just upgraded from Win98SE to XP-Pro and FPD 2.6 works fine, though
perhaps not as fast as before.
I did have a glitch at first when trying to print, causing a 30-second delay
before the printer started. The fix is to edit the registry:

At HLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW, change "LPT timout" from 15 to
2

This reduced the delay to about four seconds, which is acceptable to me.
Giving LPT Timeout a value of 0 or 1 might speed it up even more, but I
haven't tried it.
Post by AK
Anyone knows how to do this?
Also, if you have any ideas and know hows about printing from FPDos to
XP, it will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
AK
AK
2003-07-27 14:43:08 UTC
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Post by Bob Davis
I just upgraded from Win98SE to XP-Pro and FPD 2.6 works fine, though
perhaps not as fast as before.
I did have a glitch at first when trying to print, causing a 30-second delay
At HLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW, change "LPT timout" from 15 to
2
This reduced the delay to about four seconds, which is acceptable to me.
Giving LPT Timeout a value of 0 or 1 might speed it up even more, but I
haven't tried it.
Post by AK
Anyone knows how to do this?
Also, if you have any ideas and know hows about printing from FPDos to
XP, it will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
AK
Thanks. But this is for Parallel printers right? Anyone got any ideas
about printing to USP printers?

Thx.
"Techo Guy" <@@
2003-07-27 19:26:47 UTC
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The best way I have found is to
1. Set the printer up and print a test page from Windows XP - Just to be
sure.
2. Share the printer - like \\rod\usbprinter
3. Then use the printer - net use lpt3: \\rod\usbprinter

This then gives you a Lpt3: printer which Foxpro 2.6 can see.

BTW - The Pc needs to be connected to a network for this to work.
--
Regards
Rod
Post by AK
Post by Bob Davis
I just upgraded from Win98SE to XP-Pro and FPD 2.6 works fine, though
perhaps not as fast as before.
I did have a glitch at first when trying to print, causing a 30-second delay
At HLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW, change "LPT timout" from 15 to
2
This reduced the delay to about four seconds, which is acceptable to me.
Giving LPT Timeout a value of 0 or 1 might speed it up even more, but I
haven't tried it.
Post by AK
Anyone knows how to do this?
Also, if you have any ideas and know hows about printing from FPDos to
XP, it will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
AK
Thanks. But this is for Parallel printers right? Anyone got any ideas
about printing to USP printers?
Thx.
Bob Davis
2003-07-30 03:11:37 UTC
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Post by AK
Thanks. But this is for Parallel printers right? Anyone got any ideas
about printing to USP printers?
Yes, it's for parallel printers. How do you get FPD to print to a USB
printer?
AK
2003-07-31 05:39:44 UTC
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Post by Bob Davis
Post by AK
Thanks. But this is for Parallel printers right? Anyone got any ideas
about printing to USP printers?
Yes, it's for parallel printers. How do you get FPD to print to a USB
printer?
Well, that's exactly my question... How?

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