On one Win2k machine accessing a "SHARP AR-337 PCL5e on svr1" printer (it is a network printer that was installed by pointing to the printer share on the print server), my delphi 3 program blows up every time it accesses "Printer.Handle". ( The program runs fine on other Win2k computers that had the printer installed the same way, and even prints without any errors).
I can't trap the error, and windows sometimes gives the "black screen of death".. dumps memory, and immediately reboots. Here's the code:
if Printer.handle=0 {v3.0.7}
So I can't even check if the Handle is Good before doing anything. When I don't get the BSOD/reboot, I get various Memory Access errors at locations in memory like 00000015,00000017,00000034, etc. They seem to repeat in a pattern.. (that is, when you click OK to close one, the next appears, in a pattern, endlessly).
When I'm disconnected from the network (I usually work offsite and am offsite now) I get the exception "EPrinter: Printer Selected Not Valid".
Does anyone who has more experience with network printing have any suggestions on what to do? or even on safer ways to identify whether a printer can be manipulated/printed to before trying to? (all must be done programmatically... the whole purpose of this program is to help print things)
I can't trap the error, and windows sometimes gives the "black screen of death".. dumps memory, and immediately reboots. Here's the code:
if Printer.handle=0 {v3.0.7}
So I can't even check if the Handle is Good before doing anything. When I don't get the BSOD/reboot, I get various Memory Access errors at locations in memory like 00000015,00000017,00000034, etc. They seem to repeat in a pattern.. (that is, when you click OK to close one, the next appears, in a pattern, endlessly).
When I'm disconnected from the network (I usually work offsite and am offsite now) I get the exception "EPrinter: Printer Selected Not Valid".
Does anyone who has more experience with network printing have any suggestions on what to do? or even on safer ways to identify whether a printer can be manipulated/printed to before trying to? (all must be done programmatically... the whole purpose of this program is to help print things)
