Hi Bert,
There are two things that you may need to do to fix this.
First, if you are accessing a network printer, you need to map it to lpt1 with NET USE. If the printer is on another computer, you will need the password of a user on that computer so that you have permission to execute this as follows:
NET USE LPT1: \\computer_name\printer_name /PERSISTENT:YES /USER:userid thePassword
This user does not have to be logged in, but simply exist.
Second, since you are now on a new computer/OS, the default setting for the printer may need to be changed in Properties/Advanced with the option “Print directly to the printer” vs “Spool print documents…”.
If you are still having problems with these settings, a possible workaround is the following:
In your program, direct your output to a file instead of lpt1 (ISC 26). Then, when you are ready to print the file, use:
EXECUTE "start /min notepad /p "&Path$&File$ ! where Path$ is the folder path to your file and File$ is the name of the file
Alternately, if you are actually printing to lpt1, you could try:
EXECUTE "print /d:lpt1 "&Path$&File$ ! since lpt1 is the default, you can omit /d:lpt1
Or, if printing to a network printer named “printer1” on a computer named “copyroom”:
EXECUTE "print /d:\\copyroom\printer1 "&Path$&File$
Note: In the above examples, a command line window is opened by EXECUTE that you will have to manually close.
Let us know if any of this helps.
Ralph
