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From: ksbirken@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Klaus Birken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Novell-MS Windows 3.0 Print Problems
Message-ID: <1991Feb19.115537.6291@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: 19 Feb 91 11:55:37 GMT
References: <14360003@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> <1991Feb11.114707.21100@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> <1991Feb15.141155.1739@techbook.com>
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kenh@techbook.com (Ken Haynes) writes:

>In article <1991Feb11.114707.21100@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> birken@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Klaus Birken) writes:
>>configuration: two DELL System 325 (80386) machines
>>               connected via Netware ELS II
>>               windows 3.0
>>               
>>you create a short text file, a single line or so. application doesn't mention.
>>
>>    o    printing to FILE:   ok, no mistakes, for every printer driver a 
>>                             but there is enough memory to run the printer driver.
>>                             the PrintManager shows that the printed file has
>>                             about 1KByte. Correct.
>>           o   diskless:     Windows in 386 Enhanced Mode. 
>>                             the PrintManager shows: 69KByte.
>>                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^  MISTAKE!
>>this value of 69 KByte depends on:
>>  - the size of the source file (source file * 70 = printed file)
>>  - nothing else
>>it DOESN'T depend on:
>>  - the printer driver. every printer driver produces the same file. ?!

>Does the print job print?
Yes, it does. About forty pages of garbage (only 5 to 10 characters per page)

>Is this "bug" just that the file size is larger
>than you expect?
No, the original file isn't printed. the printer (canon lbp 4) produces
a lot of garbage.

>What Netware Shell version are you running?
It's XMSNET4 Shell Version 3.01. (the one windows complains for if you
use 2.15)
I don't know which Rev. Where can I get E?

thanx in advance,
klaus