W2K Printer issues

[Guest_imported]

One of the software that we run is a DOS-based program called Profit. All but one computer has its own printer, and we are trying to make them print on its own, however, we have come across an error:

System error 67
Network not avaliable. (paraphrased from memory since I am home)

What does this have to do with the local printers? do I need to remove the network printer (since the DOS based program is from the server itself, and running standalone won't work since the database is in the server) What other options do I have? Can I fool a batch program to redirecting the necessary printouts on LPT1?

Hawkeye-X

 

[GlenJohnson]

I have to use a net use command for some of my old dos programs to use network printer. I'm not good at net use, a friend helped me, but you might look into it. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
gjohn76351@msn.com

"The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million."
Arthur Koestler (1905-83); Hungarian-born British author.

 

[Yohee]

AHh - the wonderful net use command. Fantastic for dos level printing across a network....

Appropriate Syntax is as follows:

net use Lpt2 \\pcname\printer

For eg, in my office for dos printing I ran a script as follows:

net use lpt3 \\megafs\kyoceraf

You can either wack this into a batch file and set put it in your startup folder, or investiage the /persistant yes option (of the top of my head its net use lpt2 \\megafs\kyoceraf /persistant:yes )

Good luck!

 

[Guest_imported]

and net use works for W2K Pro stuff?

Just wondering.

Hawkeye-X

 

[GlenJohnson]

We have W2K machines that wouldn't let us print so that's why we have to use it. Pre w2k machines worked fine, this fixed a problem with w2k. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
gjohn76351@msn.com

"The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million."
Arthur Koestler (1905-83); Hungarian-born British author.