Re: Faxing from Xy/Dos

[Marvin Katz marvkatz@xxxxxxxx]

jbesser@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I hate to even mention the dread OS/2, but I have a question for you OS/2-XyWrite
> gurus.
>
> I recently upgraded from FaxWorks lite to the new FaxWorks Pro. It says I can
> fax from DOS apps by setting the printer port as LPT3 and loading the IBM-x24e.prn.
> I tried this, and it seems to be printing to the fax printer--but what it sends is
> 72 blank pages.
>
> Has anybody gotten this feature to work? What am I doing wrong?
>
You need to do two things:

1. From the OS/2 desktop, find the FxPrint icon (mine's in the printer
sub-folder under "Connections" on the desktop). Configure it to respond
to LPT3, if it isn't already so configured. It probably is.

2. In Warp, drop down the "File" menu and go to "Printer Setup."
Select "Add" and add another port and .PRN file set to print to LPT3.
In my case, it's port 4 and HPLJ-3.PRN (Port 1 prints to my Okidata
OL400e, port 2 prints to ASCII.PRN and port 3 prints to HPLJ-3.PRN--all
on LPT 1. I can send you the HPLJ-3.PRN file if you don't have it.

--Marv Katz