..  _par-setprinter:

PAR\_SETPRINTER
===============

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| Syntax   | PAR\_SETPRINTER port%, name$                                      |
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| Location | SMSQ/E for QPC                                                    |
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Connects the PAR port either to a hardware port (**Example** name$ is "LPT1") or to the printer spooler (name$ is one of the names returned by :ref:`par-printername-dlr`\ ).