Problem printing to remote printer on NT machines with clipper 5.2

[BillatRma]

We have a clipper 5.2e program that on some NT machines we get the message "printer is in use by another user or is not ready" - neither of which seems to be true. The printer is not a local printer. We were able to use the NET USE LPT1: \\computer\printer (form DOS) to be able to copy files from DOS to LPT1: and the file goes to the remote printer, but the clipper application still gives the error message. We have an NT machine on a peer-to-peer network that has no trouble printing to a remote computer (say to a printer attached to a windows 95 machine). We have been through many permutations of settings with the printer, but have not been able to solve this. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

 

[oldfart]

I have successfully printed on an NT network. First I set the printer settings in the users NT logon script using Net Use. For the Clipper applications I held a table of printers the user could connect to. Before printing in Clipper ran NET USE to a file and checked the current workstation settings against the user table. If the Workstation setting was not in the users settings or not connected, I gave the user tha choice to select a printer for the clipper app. (this was in case the user had selected and different printer under a windows app - or changed the default printer) <br>
in Clipper code I than ran:<br>
set default to<br>
set printer to (cPort) additive<br>
set default to &lt;Default Directory&gt;<br>
set device to print<br>
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Hope this works for you<br>
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[oldfart]

Another point. Under NT most of my Clipper Apps took up 100% of the Processor, and halted printing. I found a PrinterFix() function and small library to link in, which &quot;time slices&quot; and allows other Applications & background printing to work with Clipper under NT.<br>
e-mail me at <A HREF="mailtock@tokleyhiggs.freeserve.co.uk">pck@tokleyhiggs.freeserve.co.uk</A> if you want the .Lib file<br>
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