Microsoft KB Archive/34012

= &quot;Device Unavailable&quot;,&quot;Device I/O&quot; Network ImageWriter Printing =

Article ID: 34012

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft QuickBasic 1.0
 * Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0b
 * Microsoft BASIC Interpreter 3.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q34012



SUMMARY
A &quot;Device Unavailable&quot; or &quot;Device I/O&quot; error will be generated when attempting to print with LCOPY, LLIST, LPRINT, or &quot;LPT1:DIRECT&quot; (character mode output) to an Apple ImageWriter I, II, or LQ over the AppleTalk network. LCOPY, LLIST, LPRINT, or &quot;LPT1:DIRECT&quot; requires a directly connected ImageWriter I or ImageWriter II. These statements are not supported on the ImageWriter LQ (which is a graphics-mode printer) or on a LaserWriter.

To output to an ImageWriter I, II, or LQ over the AppleTalk network, you must OPEN the &quot;LPT1:&quot; or &quot;LPT1:PROMPT&quot; device name as device #n and send output with the PRINT#n, WRITE#n, or WINDOW OUTPUT#n statement. You must also have the &quot;AppleTalk ImageWriter&quot; file (or &quot;ImageWriter LQ&quot; driver for the LQ) installed in the System folder and selected in the Chooser to print over the AppleTalk network to an ImageWriter.

Additional query words: BasicCom MQuickB

Keywords: KB34012

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