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- TOGGLPRT (CR) JSS, Inc. 1992
-
- This is just a little ditty to toggle quickly between two printers.
-
- In my case, I have an onboard FAX which, under Windows, just looks
- like any other print driver. So to FAX a documet from any Windows
- application, one simply changes to the FAX printer and prints.
-
- Since many Windows applications don't have a menu item allowing
- you to reset the printer, this isn't always as easy as it looks.
- Hence the utility TOGGLPRT.
-
- The .ZIP file contains this .DOC file, The VB .MAK file, one each
- .FRM file and .BAS file, and the resultant .EXE file.
-
- YOU WILL NEED TO MODIFY THE SOURCE to reflect the two devices YOU
- wish to toggle. You'll find the exact wording you need in the
- WIN.INI file, under [devices]. For instance, for my HP-II I found:
-
- [devices]
- HP LaserJet Series II=HPPCL,LPT1:
-
- You COPY that line, substituting a comma for the equal sign, and put
- it ALL on the right side of a NEW LINE YOU CREATE:
-
- [windows]
- HPKey=HP LaserJet Series II,HPPCL,LPT1:
- ---------------------^-----------
-
- Note that the new line goes in the [windows] section of WIN.INI
-
- Do the same again for the second of the two printers you need to
- toggle between, and you're all set. (The only other change would
- be if your WIN.INI is in some directory other than C:\WINDOWS.)
-
- I hope it's helpful to someone. So many on the forum have been so
- helpful to me, through a thousand jerky questions.
-
- Regards,
-
- Steve Schiavo
- Center Point, Texas