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Printing from the command prompt in wxp

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by ermyas a.

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How is it possible to print from the command prompt in windows XP over a net work using one shared printer
I used to print using the net use command in windows 2000

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by p.j.hutchison

You can still use Net Use to point a shared printer to a printer port e.g.
Net Use LPT2: \\computer\printershare

and to print a document to printer type:

PRINT /D:LPT2 MyDocument.txt
or
TYPE >LPT2: MyDocument.txt

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