Larry,
I don't dispute your steps below. However, if you have an R:BASE DOS session open throughout that entire process, I submit that it will not see any changes from the NET USE commands issued. Emmitt Dove Manager, Converting Applications Development Evergreen Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o (203) 643-8086 f [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lawrence Lustig Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:51 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Printing to network printers LPT1-LPT9 in Rbasefor DOS vs Rbase for Windows << Au contraire, Dennis. When R:BASE for DOS starts on a Windows-based computer, it inherits the environment in place at that time. >> Lo siento mucho, mi amigo, but I have to go with Dennis on this one. NET USE does not affect the local shell environment but rather the current Windows session. To test: 1. Open a command window. 2. Issue a NET USE printer command. 3. Issue NET USE without arguments to see that the USE is in effect. 4. Close the command window. 5. Open a new command window. 6. Issue NET USE again without arguments. You'll see that the NET USE from the first command window is still in effect, notwithstanding that the shell context from that window was destroyed when you closed it. -- Larry
