FWIW, I use DOSPRN - a dos printing utility. It has always worked for me when using any printer with RBDOS in any environment. The registration cost is modest and it works. Download on line. Paul Hill
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Michael J. Sinclair Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:57 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Printing to network printers LPT1-LPT9 in Rbase for DOS vs Rbase for Windows Hi All, What is the best way to print to a network printers in Rbase for DOS and Rbase for Windows? Do both versions recognize LPT1 through LPT9? I have been using the following code with reasonable success, but I do get a few jobs that just don't print.... ZIP NET USE LPTx /delete ZIP NET USE LPTx \\servername\printequename OUTPUT LPTx WRITE 'whatever you want' OUTPUT SCREEN --or sometimes... OUTPUT LPTx COPY filename.txt LPTx OUTPUT SCREEN Adding a PAUSE FOR 2 after the ZIP NET USE COMMANDS seems to decrease the number of times that my print jobs "get lost". What is the best way to do this? Do both versions (DOS and Windows) running on Windows XP support LPT1-LPT9?? TIA! Mike
