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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:44:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: "Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)" <garbage_collector AT telia DOT com>
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Subject: RE: Local printer access question..
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote:

> > From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf Of Igor Pechtchanski
>
> > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Ishwar Rattan wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > I am using cygwin (dll 1.3.22) under Windows 2K Pro.
> > > An attempt to use lpr results in:
> > >
> > > lpr: can't open 'prn' for writing
> > > lpr: The printer name is invalid
> > >
> > > Is there a way to access the printer (Deskjet 694C on parallel port)??
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > -ishwar
> >
> > If your Windows printer name is "Deskjet 694C", try 'lpr -P "Deskjet
> > 694C"'.  You can also 'export PRINTER="Deskjet 694C"'.
> >       Igor
>
>  I wish it was that easy... I have a "Deskjet 720C" which should be about
> the same thing as the one above. I've tried all of the possible ways
> described in "man lpr".
>
>  All I get is a document showing up "Start > Settings > Printers > HP720C"
> indicating that it is printing. The printer itself does nothing.
>
>  This seems not be cygwin failing but windows or the driver - as the
> behaviour is the same from "cmd.exe" using "PRINT /D:<all possibilities
> tried>"
>
> /Hannu E K Nevalainen, B.Sc EE/Microcomputer systems, 59?14'N, 17?12'E.

Well, it *is* that easy for me on Win2k.  I haven't tried it on other
systems, there might be some peculiarities on 9x/ME/XP.

Some things to try that I can think of are: renaming your printer, or
making it shared and using the UNC notation to access it (e.g., export
PRINTER='\\MYCOMPUTER\HP720C').
	Igor
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