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From: hadgraft@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Hadgraft)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Novell-MS Windows 3.0 Print Problems
Message-ID: <1991Feb21.084827.86338@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 20 Feb 91 21:48:27 GMT
References: <14360003@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> <1991Feb11.114707.21100@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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In article <1991Feb11.114707.21100@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>, birken@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Klaus Birken) writes:
>
> you create a short text file, a single line or so. application doesn't mention.
> let's use windows write.
>
> now:
>     o    printing to FILE:   ok, no mistakes, for every printer driver a
>                              single solution. you can copy this file to
>                              a printer queue, and everything works.
>                              (server & diskless workstation)
>     o    printing to PQUEUE:
>            o   server:       i didn't manage to run windows on this non-
>                              dedicated server in 386 Enhanced, only Real Mode works.
>                              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. ?!
>
Same problem here. I've got around the problem by printing to file, then giving
LPT2 as the filename. LPT2 is redirected to the appropriate print queue by
CAPTURE. This is a fix, but I'd love to have the problem properly sorted out.
Does anyone have a solution?
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