Printing to USB port as LPTx (AREV Specific)
At 17 APR 2002 06:34:34AM Barry Stevens wrote:
Is there anyway to make Arev recognise a USB port as a LPTx port.
Barry
At 17 APR 2002 11:59AM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
Barry,
You'd probably need a Windows device driver to do it. Another way would be to print to LPT1 and use a parallel-]USB adapter, then plug the printer into the USB. Harris Technology http://www.ht.com.au stocks these in Australia if you can't find a local retail outlet with stock.
DOS isn't very good at supporting USB device drivers. The following links may be remotely of interest:-
http://www.arstech.com/usbpar.htm
http://www.lvr.com/parport.htm
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/tools.htm
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At 17 APR 2002 06:11PM Curt Putnam wrote:
There is also a utility available at Perilous.com called Rawprint. This is windows program that watches a specific directory and then prints new files that show up. So to print to your USB printer, just PDISK the output - and the printing is done.
At 18 APR 2002 02:21AM Barry Stevens wrote:
At 18 APR 2002 11:30AM R Mazzola wrote:
I believe I got this info from somewhere oelse on this site…hope it is also as helpful.
'Windows does not easily support USB printers from DOS or 16-bit applications. We are assuming your printer will work from DOS
and is not purely a Windows-based printer.
You may be able to set the printer as shared, then use the NET USE commands to access it. Try this:
1) Install the printer as shared in Windows
2) Note your PC name (try NET CONFIG WORKSTATION at the DOS prompt)
3) Go to the cmd prompt and type this:
NET USE LPT1: \\SERVERNAME\PRINTERNAME /PERSISTENT:YES
Where "servername" is the name of the workstation (1), and "printername" is the name under which you shared the printer.
4) If the command 3) above is successful, then go back to "settings/printers" and add a new LOCAL printer instead of a NETWORK one.
5) If for any reason the command (3) fails in associate the printer with the desired port, delete first any association with LPTn using this command:
NET USE LPTn /DELETE
Then retry step (3).
6) at the DOS prompt
echo Ctrl-L ] lpt1
Ctrl-L is keyed on the keyboard and appears as
echo ^L ] lpt1'
once entered - this is a fast and easy way to test the printer connection. This command should eject a single sheet of paper.