Hello Jim,

When we decided to do this we found it easier to print directly to the printers using TCP/IP. Most laser printers that support networks support this out of the box, and if it doesn't get a $50 printserver gizmo and hang it on the back of the printer. This can be especially helpful if you have to print outside your building (over the net) since TCP/IP is a routeable protocol.

Bob

>I would like to use VFP9 to send a print file to a printer on a Novell network but I'm not sure how.
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>We have printers with IP addresses and prn & plt files of maps in a folder. Until recently there have been print queues available to use but the IT folks are no longer going to support this. To this point I have been simply copying the files to the queue and all was good.
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>I've seen DirecktDruck which is nice but I have an interface that allows the user an easier method to choose the maps. How can I use VFP to copy a file to an IP printer?
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>Thanks