Dilwyn Jones wrote:
I accidentally started an enourmous SDUMP printout from QPC and can't stop it!
I've used PAR_ABORT and PAR_CLEAR in QPC2 and tried deleting the print job in
Windoze. No joy - it looks like Winodze will only stop it at the end of the
print job. Closing down Windoze and switching off the printer just makes it
resume when the computer's restarted.
I forgot I was sending an SDUMP print for Epsons to a HP printer which ain't Epson
compatible. So it prints every byte of "graphics" data as text, about 2 or 3
characters per page. At this rate the house will be buried in paper. Anyone know how to
force Windoze to stop???
Help! (Put Windoze on pause for now, but it will stop anything else printing
until I can clear it)
Ok, you're on the right track, as I understand the beast: this is
primarily what seems to be happening
1 You initate a print job
2 MOST all the printer control stuff is now handed off to winderze
3 makes for a cheaper printer, less work on the printer makers tech
types
4 Widerze has to buffer the print job so that it can be passed to the
printer at a workable speed,
5 SO it (the print job) gets placed in a temp file of some sort, maybe
even 2 diff places, the print spooler temp file and the SWAP file ??
6 anyway, once placed in a temp file situation, the DATA is still there
until the print spooler part of winderze is happy it did what it was
supposed to so: spit out paper from the printer.
the process suggested on that link is guiding folks to where the temp
files are hiding, just awaiting the all clear from the printspooler in
winderze
Now having taxed the brain too much I must take it out and retire off to
the spa (providing I can afford it in todays economy) and get off the
soapbox
--
Paul Holmgren
Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy
Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO
Hoosier Corps L#6
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