Microsoft KB Archive/61033

Incorrect or No Printout When Using Novell Network

PSS ID Number: Q61033 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

4.00 5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

To print properly over a Novell network, the Novell print spooler must be configured to send print jobs in bytestream mode. If the Novell print spooler utility is not set to send in bytestream mode, it attempts to manipulate the print job, which can cause unpredictable results.

If the printer is a PostScript printer, this manipulation results in no printout because Novell alters the .INI file for the PostScript printer driver. On non-PostScript printers, this manipulation can result in misaligned tabs, margins, and other printing irregularities.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When printing to a shared printer over a Novell network, you must perform a “capture” of the local printer port using the Novell capture utility.

When the capture utility is invoked, it defaults to sending the print job in text mode. A command-line parameter must be used when invoking the network capture utility to cause the capture utility to send the print job in bytestream mode.

Novell Versions 2.00a and 2.20 capture output sent to the local printer port with the SPOOL.COM utility. To configure SPOOL.COM to send the print job in bytestream mode, type the following:

SPOOL NT

Novell Versions 2.10, 2.12, and 2.15 capture output sent to the local printer port with the Novell CAPTURE.COM utility. To configure CAPTURE.COM to send the print job in bytestream mode, type the following:

CAPTURE NT

In both cases, the NT flag tells the Novell print spooler to send the captured print job with no tab-setting modifications. This allows the application doing the printing to control the formatting of the print job.

KBCategory: kbprint kbnetwork KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 4.0 5.0 4.00 5.00

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