Bill, First you will have to run RBASE for DOS in Windows 7 's "XP Mode"
Second In XP Mode you should be able to print to the LPT1 Port if your computer actually has a LPT1 port. The more difficult is to redirect the LPT1 port from RBASE to a newer USB printer. This is done using the NET USE command in XP Mode after you share the USB printer also in XP Mode The NET USE command uses the Computer Name and the Share Name with the persistent:yes switch and it will be configured every time you restart the computer. Once you get that set up there is no longer any issues nor any speed degradation Here is the BATCH file I modify and run for different printers depending where I am with my laptop Ned @Echo OFF NET USE LPT1 /DELETE REM NET USE LPT1 \\TOUGHBOOK-29\HP2840 /persistent:yes REM NET USE LPT1 \\TOUGHBOOK-29\Remote /persistent:yes NET USE LPT1 \\TOUGHBOOK-29\HP3055Pr /persistent:yes REM NET USE LPT1 \\TOUGHBOOK-29\3030 /persistent:yes REM NET USE LPT1 \\TOUGHBOOK-29\Printer5 /persistent:yes NET USE Echo If the above status is: Echo OK LPT1 \\TOUGHBOOK-29\Something Echo Then it should work pause From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Owens Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:18 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - WINDOWS 7 RUNNING DOS I was wondering if anyone is running DOS applications on a Windows 7 PC using a parallel port(LPT1) to print reports Thanks Bill
