BARR/PRINT to Metacode ports support printing from LANs through a shared directory using DOS-based BARR/SPOOL. When printing from a shared directory, data is sent to a specified DOS directory that is usually located on another computer connected to the LAN.
Follow these steps to configure BARR/SPOOL for network printing.
Follow these steps to select a LAN device and designate the directory where the Metacode files will be stored.
From Devices and Printers, select LAN1 (or the next available LANn device).
Select Use this device, and then select Options.
Set Read directory to be the path and directory where BARR/PRINT to Metacode will place the Metacode jobs. This name must match the Output directory specified when you configured the Metacode shared directory port (see chapter 3).
Follow these steps to assign a destination and ending filename for the Metacode device.
From Assign Devices, select the new LAN1 device.
Set destination to SPOOL.
Set Ending of file name is to source filename.