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From: oddinge@uit.no
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Help with CLIPPER printouts on network.
Message-ID: <1991Jan31.130512.18076@mack.uit.no>
Date: 31 Jan 91 13:05:12 GMT
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In reply to: Help with CLIPPER printouts on network.


> Esa Hanninen writes:
> Try closing the printer with the SET PRINTER TO command.

This I have tried.  It should be the correct way of closing the printer.
It does however not work.


>Kari Heikkila writes:
>Try setting the timout for the print spooler to about 10 >seconds.

This would work.  The problem is that the network I am working on does not seem to have such a feature.  Anyway this solution is not realy a good one.


>Michael P. Deignan writes:
>Try reading your Network manual, Specifically on print spooling.

Ok, I have done that.  The problem is mentioned there, but no solution 
suggested.


I think Esa Hanninen has pinpointed the problem.  I have to somhow close the 
printer so that the spooler can know that I am finished printing.  "SET PRINTER
TO" is supposed to do this, but it does not.  This is clearly indicated if I 
try to delete the print file manualy with the MSDOS "DEL" command.  In reply 
MSDOS reports a SHARING VIOLATION ERROR.

Anybody have other suggestiones to a way around this problem?


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  Odd-Inge Larsen              UNIVERSITY of TROMSOE                   NORWAY