Not strange. Operating system dependent. Technically, lpt1:, lpt2:, ....
are the correct names.
Use those and you will never have surprises.
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Bernard Lis
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:23 PM
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Subject: Re: printing problem in NT 4.0
Strange but it works -- instead of using out lpt3, out lpt3: works!!
the : makes the diiference, but I don't use the colon for lpt2 and that
works??
Bernard Lis wrote:
> out lpt3 prints on lpt2??
> RBW 6.5+
> This is a UPS application. R:base prints the invoice on lpt2, then it
> needs to print a label on lpt3, UPS worldship prints its label on lpt1.
> I can print to the third printer in Word by selecting it using its true
> path
> R:base doesn't seem to accept that.
> Can anyone help?
>
> Bernie Lis
> Megabytes, Inc.
