Is it possible to print from ABIO ( DOS program) to a copier-printer that uses an access code?

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Hi

A friend of mine, accountant, bought a copier-printer and she wants to print
her documents from a DOS program, called ABIO. This program uses generic
drives and the driver for the copier-printer is not included. She installed
the copier-printer driver on her laptop, set the driver as a default
printer, and she could print to the copier-printer using a parallel cable.
So far so good.

As my friend is not the only one in her office using the copier-printer, she
wanted to activate the access code for the copier-printer. However, after
activating the access code on the copier-printer, and entering the same
access code in the driver settings, she cannot print anymore.

Is it because none of the generic drivers that comes with ABIO does not
support access codes? Can emulation help?

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Thanks

Nick

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A friend of mine, accountant, bought a copier-printer and she wants to print
her documents from a DOS program, called ABIO. This program uses generic
drives and the driver for the copier-printer is not included. She installed
the copier-printer driver on her laptop, set the driver as a default
printer, and she could print to the copier-printer using a parallel cable.
So far so good.

As my friend is not the only one in her office using the copier-printer, she
wanted to activate the access code for the copier-printer. However, after
activating the access code on the copier-printer, and entering the same
access code in the driver settings, she cannot print anymore.

Is it because none of the generic drivers that comes with ABIO does not
support access codes? Can emulation help?
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1. If your friend herself bought this printer, why does she
connect to it via the network and let other people use it?

2. (Nearly) all DOS software prints via either a special
pre-printing formatter or a custom command set specific
to each type of printer. This software cannot make room
for printer access codes, so must be separated from them,
so far as her workstation is concerned, but associated with
them so far as a network printer is concerned. This problem
may be soluble, but not at an economic price: the cheapest
solution is a custom printer for a single workstation printing
from a DOS app.
 
Don Phillipson said:
1. If your friend herself bought this printer, why does she
connect to it via the network and let other people use it?
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Everyone uses it via network as a printer and directly as a copier. The
access code is to keep track of each user.
To print from her DOS program, my friend needs to use LPT. Therefore, when
she wants to print, she brings her laptop close to the copier-printer,
disconects the network cable and uses the parallel cable.
2. (Nearly) all DOS software prints via either a special
pre-printing formatter or a custom command set specific
to each type of printer. This software cannot make room
for printer access codes, so must be separated from them,
so far as her workstation is concerned, but associated with
them so far as a network printer is concerned. This problem
may be soluble, but not at an economic price: the cheapest
solution is a custom printer for a single workstation printing
from a DOS app.
Click to expand...

She has to print hundreds of pages ..... Thanks for the idea though.
 
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