windows mixed enviornments

[Kenneth Brody]

On 5/26/2011 5:44 PM, davidrottkamp at echoes.net wrote:
> Hi
>
> Have client using filepro 5.0.11 on a windows 7 (64) bit machine
> He has users on windows xp boxes (32) bit machines
>
> I am mapping his drive as there drive letter I
> they have bat file that has
>
> PFDSK=I
> PFPROG=I
> PFPRINTER=perri
> i:\fp\p menuname
>
>
> printer perri is setup by pmaint as HPLASER with \\station1\sta1 for printer  \\station1 is users computer name \sta1 is share name for their printer
> they have no problems accessing database and doing all functions until they go print
> because the server is 64 bit and users are 32 bit can not create printer on the windows 7 box
> drivers will not load.
>
> error that comes up when running dreport as it tries to print
>
> Cannot open print command
> LPT1: error number –1
> windows error #231:
> All pipe instances are busy.
>
>
> Any input on proper way to setup local printing for users on this setup would be appreciated

Note that I have a 64-bit Win7 box among the 32-bit XP boxes here.  I have 
no problem printing from filePro to any network printer.

What concerns me is the fact that the error says that it couldn't open 
"LPT1".  Are you certain that the printer definitions are are you describe?

Also, what is the exact version of the program that you are running that 
gives this error?

And, as Fairlight said, it's probably "better" to use the "win:printername" 
syntax of the destination.  (However, if the destination isn't being set of 
selected properly, as suggested by "LPT1", it won't matter if you change it.)

-- 
Kenneth Brody