Microsoft KB Archive/139331

= Errors when Using LPR.EXE Command to Print a Zero Byte File =

Article ID: 139331

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q139331



SYMPTOMS
When you use the LPR command from a computer running Windows NT you may receive one of the following errors:

Windows NT 4.0
Error: print server did not accept request. Job aborted.

Windows NT 3.51
Error: data may have been lost. Could not abort job.



CAUSE
These errors occur if you try to send a file to the printer with the LPR command even though the file is empty (is zero bytes in size).



RESOLUTION
To avoid these errors, only use the LPR command on files that contain data.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbprint KB139331

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