Michael,
Are you remembering something like:
MODE LPT1:=COM1:
This particular command redirects printer output to the serial port COM1.
MODE LPT1:
This command clears the redirection.
Michael Moser wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion.
>
> NET USE LPT1: \\servername\printername is used (I think) to redirect a print job
> from the physical LPT1 device to a network printer. In this case I have an okidata
> printer on COM1 and a laser on LPT1. The RBase printer is set to OKIDATA1.
>
> R> output printer
> R> dir
> R> output screen
>
> Simply causes rbase to lock up with no return to the R> after the 3rd command. No
> info to the printer, not even garbage.
>
> If I remember correctly R:Base really prints to the logical device PRN and there was
> some DOS level command that would redirect PRN to a physical device LPT1, COM1, etc.
> (It might have been a command that redirected LPT1 to LPT2, COM2, etc.) It is my
> understanding that NT does not handle output to PRN well, which is what causes this
> type problem to begin with.
>
> I remember doing this a number of years ago, how quickly we forget :-)
>
> Michael
>
> Michael Moser
> EXAQ Micro Services
> www.exaq.com
> Phone: 916-768-7656
> Fax: 916-966-8313
>
> >> The DOS command is:
>
> >> NET USE LPT1: /DELETE
> >> NET USE LPT1: \\servername\printername
>
> >> At 12:59 PM 1/7/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >> >Happy New Year everyone!
> >> >
> >> >Typical story -- State client working happily on RBase program written
> >> years ago on Windows 98 system. Hard disk crashes. Computer replaced with
> >> Windows 2000. We are converting to R:Base for Windows but the conversion
> >> will not be completed for a couple of months and end of year processing,
> >> auditors, ....
> >> >
> >> >I remember that there is a DOS level printer redirection command for PRN
> >> that was used for R:Base for DOS with Windows NT and it seems that it
> >> worked
> >> for 2000 as well but I can't seem to remember it or find it.
> >> >
> >> >Anyone remember that or have a solution for printing from R:Base 6.5 DOS
> >> under windows 2000?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks!
> >> >Michael
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Michael Moser
> >> >EXAQ Micro Services
> >> >www.exaq.com
> >> >Phone: 916-768-7656
> >> >Fax: 916-966-8313
> >> >
> >> >
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