>I need to be able to set a printed as the default printer on the fly from a VFP application. I need to be able to (for want of better phrases) 1) capture a printer port to a completely different network print queue, 2) send the print, and 3) reset the printer back to the original
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>Here's the problems, as I see them
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>1. This printer/print queue will probably not exist on the individual workstations, and
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>2. This needs to be local to the VFP app
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>This is all running on a Novell 4.11+ network
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>And, of course, I'm on a short timeline with this so ANY help would be appreciated.

Hi Dorris,

Just as idea,
You can establish one to manu set of tables on the server with
all STATIONS in use and relate all available PRINTERS as per station to them.
Using this simple one to manu structure you can manage to
redirect printing anywhere you want on the network,
reverting to default printer afterwards.

Story can be much more sophisticated then this and can resolve manu
printing problems and offer manu advantages, you just hv to use your imagination, e.g. mapping of the printing tasks to specific printer
multiple layouts (frx) for each task etc.

Usefull VFP stuff:
APRINTERS()
SET('printer',2)
GETPRINTER( )
PRINTSTATUS( )
PRTINFO( )
SET PRINTER
???

I guess you know story about cleaning up frx from
development printer settings.

Hope this will help :-)