If you want your local printer to be available for printing directly from Eclipse, you need to share the printer on the network so the Eclipse Forms server can access it. When you share a printer, it is available to anyone on the network. Printing to a local printer also requires setup on the Eclipse Forms server and within Eclipse. Your network administrator may need to perform this setup for you.
To share a local printer on the network:
Note: These procedures are written for Windows XP, and may vary slightly if you are running a different version of the Windows operating system.
From the computer to which the printer is connected, ensure the printer is added and that you can successfully print to it.
Click the Windows Start button and select Printers and Faxes to display the list of local and network printers available to the computer on which you are working.
Right-click the name of the printer you want to share and select Sharing.
In the My Printer Properties dialog box, select Share this printer and enter a name to identify the printer.
For example, you might name the printer by its physical location at your facility.
Click OK to share the printer.
To allow Eclipse Forms to print to your local printer:
Note: These steps are performed on the Eclipse Forms Server.
On the Eclipse Forms Server, click the Windows Start button and select Printers and faxes to display the list of printers available to the PC on which you are working.
From the File menu, select Add Printer to display the Add Printer Wizard, and click Next.
Select A network printer, or printer attached to another computer, and click Next.
On the Specify a Printer page, click Browse for a printer, and click Next.
On the Browse for Printer page, select the printer to add and click Next.
Click Yes in the Connect to Printer prompt and click Finish in the wizard.
To setup the printer for Eclipse Forms in Eclipse:
From the System > System Files > Printer Setup menu, select Eclipse Forms Printer Setup to display the Eclipse Forms Printer Setup window.
For information about using the window to setup your printer, see Eclipse Forms Printer Setup Overview.
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