still no resolution

[Richard Kreiss]

Suggestion, create a share for the printer on the server. Then use the fir all of the print jobs. 

Your other choice is to purchase a print server for this printer. They can cost under 100.00. The advantage to this solution as the printer is always available as it doesn't depend on a computer being on.

Richard
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On May 30, 2011, at 5:39 AM, <davidrottkamp at echoes.net> wrote:

> Hi again,
> 
> Still looking for help on my mixed 64 bit/32 bit windows environments and printing with filepro
> Here are the details again...
> 
> Have client using filepro 5.0.11DN9 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 win:\\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.
> 
> copied from /fp/lib/config
> printer1 = lp1,HPLASER,LPT1,PPP's printer
> printer2 = perri,HPLASER,win:\\station2\sta2,Perri's printer
> printer3 = sheila,HPLASER,win:\\station3\sta3,Sheila's printer
> printer4 = diane,HPLASER,win:\\station1\sta1,Diane printer
> 
> 
> error that comes up when running dreport as it tries to print
> Cannot open print command, same error when doing a form from dclerk 
> LPT1: error number –1
> windows error #231:
> All pipe instances are busy.
> 
> Environment variables filepro sees at the time of getting error above
> @pr perri
> @pt HPLASER
> @pd win:\station2sta2  this is the weird one in config it shows win:\\station2\sta2  ideas on why variable shows it this way
> @pc Perri's printer
> 
> Summary..
> 1) filepro is reading the correct config
> 2) the LPT1: portion of error is generic in filepro
> 3) I can not print to 32 bit printers from filepro on windows 7 server
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave Rottkamp 
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