XP printing using FPD26 & Novell client 1

[jrd232]

I just got a call from a long-forgotten client who has been running a FPD app since late 80s! Recently hooked up an XP machine and app runs fine except it won't print. Anyone have any ideas? Client is on a Novell network: Novell Netware 5.1; client is Novell 4.83 and FoxPro is FPD 2.6.

The report does not use the report writer, i.e. coded the old way with "@ says" etc.I suspect the problem is with the RUN command we used to get to the Novell networked printer:
RUN CAPTURE Q=PRINTQ_0 TI=10 NT NB NFF . Is there some way around this problem?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[rgbean]

Thanks to Ed Rauh on the UT, this is his solution to USB printing in FPD, but it should work for any printer:
"Is it possible to print to USB port printer from Foxpro for DOS 2.6 ?

Yes, but it requires a bit of rethinking to accomplish.

Share the USB printer to the network, and then use the NET USE command to assign the shared printer to a legal DOS device name:

(1)  Share printer MyUSBPrinter to the network as \\MyMachine\MyUSBPRN
(2)  Deassign the local device in case it has been assigned to a net device previously by:
     NET USE LPT2: /D
(3)  Map the local port to the networked print device by:
     NET USE LPT2: \\MyMachine\MyUSBPRN /YES

You may need to persist the share; on some OS (XP for example) the NET USE would read

NET USE LPT2: \\MyMachine\MyUSBPRN /YES /PERSISTENT:YES

"

Rick

 

[jrd232]

Rick,

Once again, thanks. Your solution worked and all the various pieces seem happy.

Brgds, Jim