Hi Folks, This sounds to me like a buffer overflow, which could well be the one inside the printer.
I have seen it over and over in UNIX environments whereby a serial printer was used, the communication protocol was set to XON/XOFF and the cable/connector used was configured for Hardware handshake, e.g. had all pins wired up. e.g. pins 2,3,4,5,6,7, 8 and 20 have little wires poked in them. So, if you use a serial printer, XON/XOFF protocol (check the printer settings) and a cable wired for hardware protocol (check the connector at the printer end) then I suggest that you either reconfigure the set-up off the printer to Hardware handshake (easy) or take a pair of scissors and cut wires 4,5,6,8 and 20. If that doesn't work, recombine pins 4 and 5 as one pair inside the connector as well as 6, 8 and 20. Any problems with the connector, send me an email with what you require (either DB25 =25 pins or DB9 =9 pins) and I'll stick a couple in a courier bag. Cheers Frank downunder -----Original Message----- From: Troy Sosamon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 September 2003 02:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Report printing is limited to 40 pages He must be overflowing the print queue. What about buying something like an Intel Netport print server and hooking the printer on that. This would get the printer off the workstation and hopefully give it a bigger buffer. Troy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of J.M. GRATIAS Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 7:52 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Report printing is limited to 40 pages Hi all, I have a client running a DOS 4.5++ app writen 10 years ago on a old standalone HP Vectra W95 with a new multifunction printer HP 3330mfp using parallel port. Works OK, except for report printing. When printing a long report (more than 40 pages), an error occurs and the end of the printing is lost. He try to change spool setting (print directly on the printer, RAW format, lower resolution ....) but nothing helped .... Any idea ? TIA J.M. GRATIAS, Logimatique ____________________________________________________________________ CAUTION - This message may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please notify Air New Zealand immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Air New Zealand. _____________________________________________________________________ For more information on the Air New Zealand Group, visit us online at http://www.airnewzealand.com _____________________________________________________________________
