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Anonymous   02-07-2005 at 12:58:42 AM

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I have 2 printers installed in my system. the cable from system to data
switch and both printers are connected to the data swtich too. my system is
running on winxp & the 2 printers are epson c41sx(ink jet) & panasonic
kxp-1694 (dot matrix) (also set as default printer in the OS)

the problem is :

when i send a print statement from foxpro (DOS) the data is spooled in epson
printer folder & not in panasonic though the default is set for panasonic.

vinoth

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Anonymous   02-07-2005 at 01:01:42 AM
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XP actually recognizes that dot matrix printer? Amazing! Can't you connect
the printers directly to the PC, without using the data switch?

"SVC" <svchordia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ePliaAFDFHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I have 2 printers installed in my system. the cable from system to data
> switch and both printers are connected to the data swtich too. my system
is
> running on winxp & the 2 printers are epson c41sx(ink jet) & panasonic
> kxp-1694 (dot matrix) (also set as default printer in the OS)
>
> the problem is :
>
> when i send a print statement from foxpro (DOS) the data is spooled in
epson
> printer folder & not in panasonic though the default is set for panasonic.
>
> vinoth
>
>

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Anonymous   02-07-2005 at 09:13:56 PM
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"SVC" <svchordia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ePliaAFDFHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I have 2 printers installed in my system. the cable from system to data
> switch and both printers are connected to the data swtich too. my system
is
> running on winxp & the 2 printers are epson c41sx(ink jet) & panasonic
> kxp-1694 (dot matrix) (also set as default printer in the OS)
>
> the problem is :
>
> when i send a print statement from foxpro (DOS) the data is spooled in
epson
> printer folder & not in panasonic though the default is set for panasonic.
>
> vinoth

Is the switch mechanical? You should probably not assume that the default
printer in Windows will be respected by a DOS app, or that Windows will
interpret the request correctly. You might have better luck by adding a
second printer port card and seeing which port FoxPro writes to. Juggle
printers accordingly.

HTH
-pk

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