Different default printers for each user:

[Guy Templin]

On Unix I use 

PFPRT="|lp -s -d guyhp"  (substitute guyhp with your printer name)

export PFPRT


Not sure if this is exactly the same for your platform. Hope it helps.

Guy Templin
Adelphi Kitchens, Inc.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Broome" <john at cerient.net>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:33 AM
Subject: Different default printers for each user:


> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am >< close to being done with my filepro migration from sco to unix,
> and I need one more tidbit of knowledge.
> 
> The stats:
> 
> Mandrake 10
> FP 5.0.00
> 
> I have three printers set up in my printer maintenance screen:
> billing
> receivables
> shipping
> 
> All three are epson fx-980's hooked up to a jetdirect.  I can print to
> each one just fine.
> 
> I have three users:
> Jenny
> Martha
> Vance
> 
> Each needs to have the correct printer ready to go for them when they
> login to FP.
> 
> I looked in ~/.profile for each user and thought set
> PFPRINTER=shipping/billing/receivables would do it, but when I log in as
> one of the users, all three have the same printer.
> 
> I'm missing something pretty obvious, and am willing to receive the FP
> cluebat.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Oh, users will be connecting to the FP server from windows 2000 clients
> using Putty.
> -- 
> John Broome
> Cerient Technologies
> 919.264.8599
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