CAN YOU SPOOL DOS JOBS........

[venado]

I HAVE A FILE x.bat which contain TYPE COMMANDS INSIDE TO PRINT SOME TXT FILE TO THE NETWORK PIRNTER.
i.e.
TYPE A.TXT > LPT2:
TYPE B.TXT > LTP2:
.....

THE PRBLEM IS: THESE COMMAND PRINT DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER PORT AND THE JOBS DON'T GET SPOOLED. SO I GET AN ERROR SAYING: WAIT UNTIL SOME DOCUMENTS ARE PRINET: ABORT,RETRY OR FAIL .

DOES ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO SPOOL THIS TYPE OF DOS JOB, SO THE PRINTER SPOOLER GET USED INSTEAD OF THE PRINTER BUFFERT ONLY.

THANKS.

 

[zimbaliza]

If it is a novell network, you could try
something like an nprint

Should hopefully work

Zim

 

[ChrisCarroll]

If you aren't on a network, and are just running on DOS, then you can use the DOS print spooler, which is launched simply with the command "PRINT" at the prompt. Print is a TSR so it normally be run during startup.

Or are you running DOS in a window of Windows?

 

[ramani]

Instead of directing reports to individual files and then building the x.bat, you can build all the reports into a single file and then direct it to printer.

SET PRINTER TO [FileName [ADDITIVE] | PortName]

The word ADDITIVE could help you to print append to a file name already used.

This could solve your problem. I have posted the same in your VFP forum aswell.

ramani

 

[Maricus]

If under a DOS box in Widnows 95/98 it could be something to do printer driver settings. When creating the printer, you should answer "Yes" to "Do you want MS-DOS Apps to print to this printer"

You can also check the Spool Settings in the printer properties.

Maricus