Dual printer setup

[SVC]

I have 2 printers installed in my system. the cable from system to data
switch and both printers are connected to the data swtich too. my system is
running on winxp & the 2 printers are epson c41sx(ink jet) & panasonic
kxp-1694 (dot matrix) (also set as default printer in the OS)

the problem is :

when i send a print statement from foxpro (DOS) the data is spooled in epson
printer folder & not in panasonic though the default is set for panasonic.

vinoth

 

[Kevin]

XP actually recognizes that dot matrix printer? Amazing! Can't you connect
the printers directly to the PC, without using the data switch?

 

[Test User]

I have 2 printers installed in my system. the cable from system to data
switch and both printers are connected to the data swtich too. my system is
running on winxp & the 2 printers are epson c41sx(ink jet) & panasonic
kxp-1694 (dot matrix) (also set as default printer in the OS)

the problem is :

when i send a print statement from foxpro (DOS) the data is spooled in epson
printer folder & not in panasonic though the default is set for panasonic.

vinoth

Is the switch mechanical? You should probably not assume that the default
printer in Windows will be respected by a DOS app, or that Windows will
interpret the request correctly. You might have better luck by adding a
second printer port card and seeing which port FoxPro writes to. Juggle
printers accordingly.

HTH
-pk