From: "Paul Dilip K NPRI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Michael A Chase'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 09:56 Subject: RE: Printing postscript file
> Hi, > I tried -P, it tries to write on the gmeta1.ps. I have a local printer- hp deskjet 722c and a network printer laserjet 1200. How to go about the UNC name. > > lpr -P //host/name gmeta1.ps- what to put in //host etc. ? > Check your Window's printer definitions. 'host' is the name of the server hosting the printer. 'name' is the shared name of the printer in that host. If its a local printer, use your computer's name and the printer's name. > From: Michael A Chase [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 11:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Paul Dilip K NPRI > Subject: Re: Printing postscript file > > > From: "Charles Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Paul Dilip K NPRI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 07:29 > Subject: Re: Printing postscript file > > > > I don't know. Please keep cygwin email on the cygwin list. > > > > Paul Dilip K NPRI wrote: > > > > > I installed lpr.exe. Now when I give the command- lpr gmeta1.ps it says, > > > > > > can't open 'prn' for writing. > > > What can be done? > > Use the '-P device' option to lpr or $PRINTER. You will probably need to > use the UNC name for the printer (//host/name). -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
