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Send Raw Data to a Printer
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25/09/2009 16:29:53
 
 
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25/09/2009 16:15:47
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Windows API functions
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows Server 2008
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Thread ID:
01426219
Message ID:
01426230
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I am trying to print a text file to a printer that is shared and connected to another computer.

>>Is that possible? I need it for Windows 2003. The printer is a network printer.
>
>Can you elaborate on why you're trying to do this?
>
>If the printer is a GDI printer then no, you can't send "raw data". If it has its own print engine you should be able to.
>
>There are several possible configurations for "network printers" - which is your case?
>
>1. Printer has a network card. Print jobs travel directly from workstations to the printer
>2. Printer has a network card. Print jobs travel from workstations to a print queue on a server computer, which then sends them to the printer
>3. Printer is directly attached to a server computer via USB, parallel cable etc. Print jobs travel from workstations to a print queue on this server, which sends them to the printer
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