findin network printer in dos printing

[afterMoon]

Hi all

How can I print thro' a network printer, If I'm using dos printing.

eg:-
open 'LPT1' for print (Not sure ab't the sysntax)
print# "Hello World"

what change should I make for that?

please help

[afterMoon]

I mean

open 'LPT1' for output as #1
print#

[Dalceon]

I'm confused.

Are you writing a vb program, or are you opening up a program written in dos and trying to print, or are you trying to do something from the command prompt.

please specify.

[afterMoon]

of course I'm writing a vb program.
I just wanted to print a bill.
It was working fine when it is connected to a local printer.
But it goes hanging when try to print in a networkprinter.

thanks for your response Dalceon

[Dalceon]

post some code, or give me more info on the line for which it is hanging up on.

In theory printing to a network printer shouldn't be any different from a local printer.

are you using hte printer object??

[afterMoon]

But I'm using the code

open 'LPT1' for output as #1
So I think the system trying to open Local printer port.
may be I should change LPT1 to something else

[Dalceon]

use the printer object instead.

printer.print #

[afterMoon]

means no way while using 'open' method?
please help, because I already wrote the code
please

[Dalceon]

In theory there is a way.
You can redirect lpt1 to a network printer.

if you use shell and do:

net use lpt1 \\someserver\someprinter

then anyprinter that is setup to use lpt1 will print to the network printer instead.

I'm not sure how it would work in your situation.
I would try the redirection, then use your code and see what happens.

[afterMoon]

thanks Dalceon,
It works fine while using the network path. I just iterated the device names of 'Printer' object and used it.

thanks again