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    unable to select netwrok printer

    Despite having downloaded the a4v701 patch I still cannot get my network printer to appear on the list of printers.

    Why?
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    RE: unable to select netwrok printer

    John:

    Don't quote me but I think I saw a response to this which was solved by a re-install of Alpha v7. As I recall, the windows printers at the time of the installation, are loaded into the program. I don't think there's a way to otherwise get them into the Alpha list.

    For the life of me I can't find that specific post for a proper referral.

    What could it hurt to try?

    Ken

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      RE: unable to select netwrok printer

      Ken:
      Did what you suggested & to no avail.
      Even tried installing the patch before running v7 for the 1st time & that didn't work.
      Lastly why is thre no way to send a query direct to ALPHA?
      Regards John

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        RE: unable to select netwrok printer

        John:

        Just a thought... In windows printer setup do you need to 'capture' an LPT port for Alpha to see it?

        I'll fool around and see if it does.

        Ken

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          RE: unable to select netwrok printer

          John:

          That didn't take long... Here's what I found. In WINDOWS when you add a printer, the Wizard asks "Is this a network printer" - of course you would select 'Yes'. Then it asks "Will this be printing for a DOS application?" When you answer 'Yes' to that it directs you to 'Capture' a printer port - to which you respond..'Yes'.

          John, I opened Alpha4 Ver7 [on Win98 S.E.] and Voila' - it showed that printer in the Windows' Printer list when I tried to add a new printer in Alpha.

          Hope all of this helps. I did notice that you can 'capture' a printer port AFTER the printer has been added to the Windows. Go to the Printer icon in My Computer; right click and pick 'Properties'. A tabbed form will appear with a 'Details' tab. Click on that tab and see the button to 'Capture a printer port."

          I'll bet all of that will work on your machine as well. Please let us know if it does.

          Ken

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            RE: unable to select netwrok printer

            Ken:
            Greatly appreciate the time you have put in to this.
            However as my machines are running XP and win2000 I do not seem to have the option of capturing ports.
            Having developed solely on Alpha4vx for 7 years I have a grest range of tips tricks and applications & would be only to happy to reply in kind.

            ps why no Alpha tech support?

            regards
            John Martin

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              RE: unable to select netwrok printer



              I have A4 ver 7 on a network with 4 computers and I have a network printer I had to capture the port on all the computers that use the network work printer. I think I used lpt3 on one of the computers because it already had 2 printer ports. I use windows me.
              It looks like you already tried to this I guess. But just thought I would let you know it's working for me.

              Bill

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                RE: unable to select netwrok printer

                Bill
                Thanks for your reply , but my machines are running XP and win2000 I do not seem to have the option of capturing ports.
                Wish I could, then it would be easy.

                Regards

                John Martin

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                  RE: unable to select netwrok printer

                  Once you add a printer to WinXP it should be available for A4v7 whether it is a network printer or not. I do not have any printers connected directly to desktops, they are all hooked to HP print servers, even an old dot matrix. The only problem I have is printing typeset forms. The forms come out text based. When I tried to set up a dos printer I was unable (as you indicated) to capture a printer port so that the print job knew where to go.

                  For now I am not able to print typeset forms with WinXP and Av47.

                  Dale

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