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From: paul@ozdaltx.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: $PRINTER environment variable in Unix
Keywords: PRINTER, environment
Message-ID: <5088@ozdaltx.UUCP>
Date: 7 Aug 88 09:15:58 GMT
References: <1988Aug2.085719.11489@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: OZ BBS - Dallas, TX
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I have utilized an original software switching program at my office since 
February without a problem. It utilizes the 'env' setting, the LPDEST 
assignment, a modification of the mkuser.prof to create the calls to a program
I dubbed "setprt" in the /etc directory - which cat the shell script line out 
to an executable file in the particular users directory. The "lp" command is 
used to queue the printer - and works fine! This approach maybe not the 
cleanest or simplest method... but IT WORKS! 8-B

				Paul Snave