Re: [foxboro] Printer Question

You are welcome.

Regards,
 
Alex Johnson
Invensys Process Systems
Invensys Systems, Inc.
10707 Haddington
Houston, TX 77043
713.722.2859 (voice)
713.722.2700 (switchboard)
713.932.0222 (fax)
alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 1:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [foxboro] Printer Question

Thanks Alex

Tried this solution and it seems to work just fine.

> 
> From: "Johnson, Alex P" <alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/06/16 Thu PM 05:46:31 EST
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Printer Question
> 
> I haven't done this, but...
> 
> 
> There is a DM global - PRINTER - that holds the "currently selected print
> screen printer['s logical name]"
> 
> It seems to me that you could set that in init.user and on the next reboot
> it would be the assigned printer.
> 
> PRINTER=LP01
> 
> Should make LP01 the default on that workstation.
> 
> 
> You could also try using pref (/usr/local/pref -<dmLName> PRINTER LP01) if
> you can't reboot.
> 
> 
> Let me know how it goes.
> 
> Regards,
>  
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Process Systems
> Invensys Systems, Inc.
> 10707 Haddington
> Houston, TX 77043
> 713.722.2859 (voice)
> 713.722.2700 (switchboard)
> 713.932.0222 (fax)
> alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of Dale Gillis
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:16 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Printer Question
> 
> I guess I should have worded myself better, sorry for that.  What we 
> currently do, is what you suggested.  I was wondering if there was a way
to 
> automate it, to the particular Box, so operations wouldn't have to do it 
> manually.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Johnson, Alex P" <alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Printer Question
> 
> 
> Use the SelectPrinter tool under the DM's Config menu.
> 
> It should make the change "permanent" until the WP is rebooted.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Process Systems
> Invensys Systems, Inc.
> 10707 Haddington
> Houston, TX 77043
> 713.722.2859 (voice)
> 713.722.2700 (switchboard)
> 713.932.0222 (fax)
> alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of Dale Gillis
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:01 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [foxboro] Printer Question
> 
> Hi List
> I run Fox IA at Version 6.3 and use Display Manager.  I was wondering if
> there was a way to make a Box go to a certain Deskjet printer (There is
> three on the node, one on the AW Paralell Port (System Default) , one on
> each of the other 2 WP's paralell ports.) so when the operator did a
Screen
> Print he wouldn't have to select which Printer first?  Quite often they
want
> it to Print out on the Printer at the WP but because the default is for
the
> AW Deskjet it always comes out there.  FYI, using all 51B Boxes.  Any help
> would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
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