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[trubadour]

It would be great if someone a bit more twigged on could help.

I looking to access the printer attached to the hagwon's cmoputer. The KT guy was around earlier and sorted the wireless connection while I was teaching. Cool. (though I'm sure i could have done it myself..) Have net access.

But now i'm trying to get through to the printer by finding out the name of it on comand prompt (I typed NET VIEW and got the PC's name, now i just need to add the PC's name to "NET VIEW" and I'll have the printers name - according to this site http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00756.htm[/url]

but between the NET VIEW and the PC name I have to do a couple of backslashes (aka. 'Reverse Solidus' apparently...) But CANT!!

I guess its because I've got a korean laptop on an UK english version of XP
i've tried doing a few searches but all i get is heavy tech jargon! see below


EDIT - THE QUESTION IS: HOW TO DO A BACKSLASH IN DOS ON A KOREAN LAPTOP WITH UK ENGLISH XP?

confusing tech speak follows:

>>>>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/DrIntl/columns/019/default.mspx>>>


The Yen, the Won, and the Reverse Solidus (aka, Backslash)
Dear Dr. International,

I develop applications for a trading company. I have a question about the replacement of the reverse solidus (aka backslash) with the Yen (Japanese currency) sign on the Japanese localized versions of Windows 2000, and with the Won (Korean currency) sign on the Korean localized version. Why is this done? I find the change rather confusing. Does it violate the Unicode Stadard, which assigns Reverse Solidus code point U+005c?

International Trader
Dr. International replies:

Hello Trader,

This is a very good question that many people have asked. Let me take you back to how it all started.
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Legacy Japanese code-page 932 and Korean code-page 949 replaced the Reverse Solidus with the Yen and Won sign, respectively, at code point 0x5c.
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On systems that used these legacy code pages (e.g., DOS, Win3.1, Unix, VMS), the Yen/Won sign appeared in place of the reverse solidus in paths.
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This became the preferred appearance of paths on Japanese and Korean systems, regardless of code page.
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To achieve the preferred appearance, Windows NT implemented a change in GDI that changes Solidus to Yen/Won if:
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the font is one of the ones used for Japanese or Korean UI (MS UI Gothic for Japanese, and Gulim for Korean), and
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the system locale is either Korean or Japanese

So that is why you see these symbols used.

Note there's no Unicode conformance violation here - the font cmap is accurate Unicode. U+005C still point to the reverse solidus on all NT-based Windows systems.

[TTC]

If I understand your problem correctly, you just want to be able to print on the hagwon's printer right?

First thing to do is go to the computer that the printer is plugged into, go into the printers part of the control panel and make sure the printer is shared, note the name of the printer. Also find the IP address/name of the computer that's sharing it.

Then go to your computer, also go to the printers part of control panel, choose to add a printer, choose network, browse the network to the computer/IP address that's sharing it, then choose the printer.

If both computers are running winxp, it shouldn't take more than about 5 mins.

[OneWayTraffic]

If typing is the problem why not cut and paste it?

Usually the won key inputs backspace in English anyway. You could always change the keyobard settings inXP as well.

[trubadour]

cheers for the help TTC

i believe you are correct - was only finding my own laptop's name typing that shit in DOS
will do as you suggest after the holiday!

OneWayTraffic

would be cool if you posted one I could use

found one on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backslash cut and pasted it into DOS got a weird "^U"

perhaps you a right about changing the settings of XP - but am i do do that everytime I want to use DOS or grin and bare US english??

mystery still not solved - how do Korean people get on with DOS and no backslash?

[cmr]

What I do is type the character that look like a capital "W" with a horizontal line in the center. Don't ask me why, but in DOS I get the W thing that I have printed on my keyboard, but as I was going to simply type it to show you... it turned out to be "\"!!! Just to make sure, I went back to DOS and did it again and did get the "W".

Hope it helps.

[xeno439]

Just find that \ character somewhere and copy and past it. I kept getting the Korean Won symbol until I switched to a new computer.