Setting Default Printing
Larry McDowall (Symantec)
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On 28 Sep 1998 22:10:23 GMT, Robert Roth wrote:
>I am running PC Anywhere 8.0 at the remote sites, connecting to
>version 5 for DOS. I am looking for a way to set the default
>printing to host only without having to reset it each time I start a
>session. I am capturing NetWare print queues at the host so I need
>this feature, or the ability to select remote printers by default.
>Is this possible? Is this something I can do with scripts?
You can add a registry key to the remote to enable it to remote print
automatically to the remote. This will work automatically so that the
remote user does not have to manually change the online settings each
time they log onto the host. You would not want to use a script for
this. (A script enables the remote to call the host in an unattended
mode, and transfer files. A script is not intended to control aspects
of pcANYWHERE32.)
The following describes how to do this:
1. Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) on the remote computer.
2. Edit the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\pcANYWHERE\CurrentVersion\System
3. Create a DWORD value with the name of Print.
4. Assign the value of 2 (decimal) for the remote.
5. Close the Registry Editor. The changes should take effect
immediately. If they do not, reboot the computer.
Please note that this only works when connecting to a non-pcANYWHERE32
host, such as version 5.0 or 2.0. Remote printing to a pcANYWHERE32
8.0 is not applicable for this registry setting.
For more information on adding or changing registry keys, I recommend
the following document that is available on our Knowledge Base:
Registry Keys
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/pca.nsf/docid/1997471006
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