Shared local printer names in a database

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I’m using a client-server application that stores information about default
printers in a database. I have a printer on “Computer A†shared as “Printer
A.†From Computer A, I selected Printer A to be the default printer for the
application.

However, when logging in to the application from another client (Computer
B), I receive an error message that the default printer is not valid. This is
because Computer B sees the shared printer as \\Computer A\ Printer A but
only “Printer A†was recorded in the database.

If I reconfigure the application default settings from computer B, then
\\Computer A\ Printer A is stored in the database but then the error occurs
on computer A because it only “knows about†Printer A, not \\Computer A\
Printer A.

How do I share a local printer on a network so that the printer name in the
database can be recognized by both “A†and “B?â€
 
Sorry, spaces were a typo in my example. That's not really the point here.

I have one shot at naming this printer in a database. How do I name it so
it's recognized as a local printer on one client and a shared printer on all
others?
 
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