Printing to a non-default printer (device)

Description

Printing to the default printer is not working
 

Resolution:

Print to a different network printer
1. Define the relevant print devices in .\alephcom\tab\alephcom.ini, section [PrinterDeviceList]

[PrinterDeviceList]
Device01=QC-LJ2100PCL6
Device02=Digital DEClaser 3500
Device03=HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 6
Device04=Q-SUPPORT
Device05=LaserJet 4M Plus

2. Define the device for every printout in Col 6.x of file .<module>\tab\print.ini

Additional Information

Example .\circ\tab\print.ini (extract)

!--------------------------------------------------------------------
!
! 1 - function name
! 2 - version ID (00-99)
! 3 - display Print Setup window (Y/N)
! 4 - mail default (M-Email/P-Print/B-Both)
! 5 - local filename
! 6.1-6.10 - print ID (off-line printing/printer dispatching) - optional
!
!       1                                2  3 4      5            6.1        6.2      6.3        6.4        6.5         6.6        6.7       6.8        6.9       6.10
!---------------------------------------+--+-+-+------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+

LoanReceipt                              00 N P loanrcpt.prn DEVICE-04
PhotoWait                                00 N P photowt.prn
PhotoSlip                                00 N P photoslp.prn
PhotoLetter                              00 N P photoltr.prn
ReturnReceipt                            00 N P retrcpt.prn  DEVICE-05
AutoReturnLetter                         00 N M autoret.prn

[...]

Note
- the different spelling (DEVICE-XX in print.ini file, as opposed to DeviceXX in alephcom.ini)
 

• Article last edited: 07-July-2016