Mike, Try this:
net use lpt1: \\YourPCNameInWindows\YourPrinterNameInWindows > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael > Moser > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:57 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing from R:Base DOS 6.5 under Windows 2000 > > > 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 > >> > > >> > >
