1) The RBase PRINTER setting specifies the prd file
RBase uses to set escape codes for the report/label
control codes. It has nothing to do with the
operating system (e.g. Windows).
2) COM1 is a serial port. You can redirect it as well
as LPT1 with the NET USE command.
At 02:56 PM 1/7/2004 -0800, you 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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