Microsoft KB Archive/102203

= BUG: The print job is not released to the printer in Visual FoxPro =

Article ID: 102203

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 7.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.0
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 for SCO/UNIX

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This article was previously published under Q102203



SYMPTOMS
When you are printing in FoxPro, the print job is not immediately released to the printer if a print spooler (such as Windows Print Manager) is being used.

NOTE: Print spoolers are often used in network environments.



CAUSE
FoxPro still has a current connection to the spooler. Until this connection is terminated, the spooler will not release the print job.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do one of the following:

 Issue the SET PRINTER TO command without any other parameters; for example:

REPORT FORM test TO PRINTER SET PRINTER TO

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 Quit FoxPro. This will terminate FoxPro's connection to the spooler and the print job will be sent to the printer.

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 If you are using FoxPro for Windows, under Windows 3.x, turn off Print Manager in the Windows Control Panel by double-clicking the Printers icon and then clearing the Use Print Manager check box.

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 Issue a RUN command; for example:

RUN DIR > NUL

NOTE: Using the RUN command will bring up an MS-DOS session.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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