Define 'Local Printer'?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

Take a look at http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/Ne [...] Users.htm.

I'm not familiar with AutoCAD and don't really understand what the issue is
with it. The information at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterNoPP.htm might also be useful.

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"Gordon Price" <gordon(thorn)@thomashacker.com> wrote in message
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> For reasons of AutoCAD ease of use, I would like to be able to define a
> printer on each local machine, all called 'Local Printer' or 'Nearest
> Printer' or some such, but have each desktop actually point this to one of
> three physical printers. Ideally I would like to manage this with a
script,
> where the logon actually looks at what machine the user is logging on to,
> and maps the local printer appropriately to the nearest phsysical device.
> Failing that, it could be based on user group membership, but that would
> mean a user logging in on a different machine would get output from the
> printer defined by their usual desk location, not the machine they are
> currently logged in at. Unfortunately, because of how AutoCAD plots, I
can't
> use the Default printer setting, I need to actually have a specific
printer
> name to work with.
> So, first off, is there a better way to do this? Can script and/or Windows
> Server get this affect some better way? And if not, can I do this as I am
> thinking? Anyone done something similar?
>
> Best,
> Gordon
>
>