fP executables

[Robert Haussmann]

> For most orders a form (Rx label) is called and printed via a 
> print server.
> fP prints to a file and Bob Rasmussen's Print Wizard then 
> prints the label.
> I noticed that on the scanning work stations the CPU usage 
> spikes to 100%
> during each scan (& subsequent print request) then 
> immediately returns to a
> normal usage (3-6%).  With the above configuration I thought 
> this was being
> run on the server, IOW the server processor was doing all the 
> heavy lifting.
> But when I saw the CPU usage spike to 100% now I'm confused.  
> With the above
> environmental variables being set (E drive is the mapped drive to the
> server) who is doing the heavy lifting, the client or the server?
> 
> Can anyone clear the fog regarding my configuration and make any
> suggestions.  At this time Windows is my only option.
> 

Don,

Since this is a Windows environment, all the server is doing is
serving the files (filepro executables as well as the filePro
database files).  Any "heavy lifting" is being done mainly on
the client (e.g., the client computer is running the processing, 
accessing the files, etc.).

A few things to check:
1) was there any virus scanning software installed or updated on
the server?
2) any network (physical layer) changes?

Bob Haussmann
Tabor Children's Services, Inc.