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Printing to USB port
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Visual FoxPro
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FoxPro 2.x
Miscellaneous
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00715272
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>>>Is it possible to print to USB port printer from Foxpro for DOS 2.6 ?
>>
>>Yes, but it requires a bit of rethinking to accomplish.
>>
>>Share the USB printer to the network, and then use the NET USE command to assign the shared printer to a legal DOS device name:....
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>Ed--
>Would the same advice apply on a standalone (non-networked) machine?

Yes - you still have to install networking, so that you can install File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks; you can use the localhost adapter or DialUp adapter to set up the dummy network. You then share the USB device, and NET USE the shared device to a logical DOS device name.
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