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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:51:48 -0400
From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To: damcl AT bigfoot DOT com, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: FW: Can you offer enscript.cfg file for cygwin?
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Try this
$ export PRINTER=\\\\\\\\computer\\\\printername
(or maybe)
$ export PRINTER=\\\\computer\\printername

and then run enscript.

--Chuck


Dave McLaughlin wrote:

> Like Xiangjiang, I am also stumped on how to configure the Cygwin 'lpr'
> so that it can be used by enscript.  I searched the archives but didn't
> succeed in finding anything that seemed to help.
> 
> Here are the messages I get:
> 
> lpr: can't open 'prn' for writing
> lpr: The printer name is invalid.
> 
> If it helps any, the printer I want to use is on the network but
> associated with lpt1 through an NT login script.  It is able to print
> either PCL or PS.
> 
> TIA....



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