Send to multiple printers?

[Guest]

Hello everyone:

Quick question -- is it possible to do the event described below in Windows
2000 PRO? Thanks!

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I have a W2K PRO box setup with 14 printers (don't ask)... Is it possible to
set up a 15th printer (named "Dispatch") that will automatically send
documents printed to it to ALL of the other 14 printers? IE. If user X prints
a document to the "Dispatch" printer - all 14 other printers will also print
the document?

Thanks!

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The 14 printers are display signs - which are connected to COM ports; the
user wants to print the document one time (to the "Dispatch" printer) - and
then have the "dispatch printer" send the file to all the display signs -
eliminating having to print the display file on all 14 displays...

Thanks again!

Daniel

 

[alphatronics]

You can set up a printer attached to a Virtual Port
and forward to any number of printers with Virtual Port Monitor.

http://www.alphatronics.com/AVPMon.html

Greg

 

[Guest]

You can also do this without a custom port monitor with a tool called Print
Queue Manager. Check out the Broadcasting Feature. Use this link to check it
out:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/display.asp?p=24