Hi there!

Could you help me?

I wonder if it is possible to send data directly through
the parallel port of my NT box from an AP/D3
pick system without going through the printer
spooler of windows...

We had an application perfectly working under
Pick 83 and the switch to AP/D3 made the printing
process very unstable..... that's why we try
to adress directly the parallel port

what do you think?

in advance thanks for any clue!

Samuel

Perhaps if the parallel printer is defined as a generic/text only
printer under windows your "problem"may be solved ... what IS the
problem ?

Ross,

thank you foryour answer

the problem very long printing job often get stuck
and that we have to remove the job from the spooling
system and reinitialize the printer.

That did not happened at all with R83 when pick
was managing directly the printing without going
through another spooling system

that's why we would like to use the old
system!

do you think adressing directly the parallel
port may cause additional problem?

Samuel

Samuel,

Can you assign the port to D3 with device manager? Worst case scenario
would be run off serial port with a serial/parallel converter

Samuel,

Can you assign the port to D3 with device manager? Worst case scenario
would be run off serial port with a serial/parallel converter

Samuel i will try a couple of things:

1 st. As Ross says, use Generic Text always
2 nd. Configure the printer in Windows saying "Print Directly to
printer" or something like that (in spanish Imprimir directamente a la
impresora) in advanced options.

Other option, doing the same that before use a TCP/IP port with
something like HPDirect or Axis box

May be it helps

joseba

Ross,

what do you mean by assigning the port to D3 with a device manager?
Shall I do this from pick or on the window side?

Another thing : why a serial port connection is easier to manage
than parallel one?

thank you for your time Ross and sorry if my questions seem you dumb!

Samy

Hi
It is essential that the printer is defined as a local printer on NT and
that it is shared.
To check if D3 can see it go to TCL in DM and enter !NET VIEW.
Peter McMurray
"Samkos" <samuel.kortas (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Hi Again
I should have said !NET VIEW //COMPUTERNAME where computer name is the
machine that the D3 is loaded on.
Peter McMurray
"Peter McMurray" <excalibur21 (AT) bigpond (DOT) com> wrote