Use specific printer with Terminal Server?

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Kevin

I need to send one report to a specific (dot matrix) printer. However,
running Terminal Server, the printer list has names like "DotMatrix1
(From Affordable Tire) on session x" and x changes from session to
session, so I'm shooting at a moving target.

How do I fix this?

Kevin
 
I think you can set up the specific printer as a "permanent" printer on the
Windows server that hosts the Citrix server. You can then nominate this
printer for the Report you want. This way, you are not using the printer
mapped by Citrix.
 
Hi:
I'm having the same problem and I tried making the printer as a local
printer in the Terminal Server. The problem, the printer is mapped to a
TSXXX port. The XXX is the session number. Once I changed sessions by
logging off and on the printer no longer worked. In my case I need the
printer to be available that way so I can reach it programatically.
 
Yes, that was my problem, too. I think I've resolved it by buying a $95
package which allows a lot of printer control from within Access without
much code ("On the fly printing for Access" from ACG), but I haven't
tried it yet. Lets you run through a list of installed printers and
choose the one you want, change the default printer to that one, change
the report to use the default printer, run the report, and change the
default printer back again from within code. I was hoping for a simpler
solution, but why should MS make our jobs easy....?

Kevin

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Hi:
I'm having the same problem and I tried making the printer as a local
printer in the Terminal Server. The problem, the printer is mapped to a
TSXXX port. The XXX is the session number. Once I changed sessions by
logging off and on the printer no longer worked. In my case I need the
printer to be available that way so I can reach it programatically.
 
I am not sure what you meant here, especially the TSXXX port.

What I meant is to set up the networked / shared printer as a printer *in
the OS that hosts* the Citrix server. You can then specify this printer in
the Report design. Alternatively, you can open the Printer dialog and the
user should be able to select this printer rather than the (Citrix) Client
mapped printer.
 
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