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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:29 pm
by gtisdale
Is there a difference betweeen the PRINTER LIST on the CLIENT vs the PRINTER LIST on the SERVER and how do you specify which to use?

I'm wondering if a server printer list is being queried and found to be blank while the client printer list carries the HP4 (the default in this case). This might also explain why when I try WIN:/SELECT I get a file not found error.

FNGeorge

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:39 pm
by bluesfannoz
I was under the understanding that in client/server only client printers were available in printerlist. I thought it was a security issue similar to the file selection box, where the only drives you have available are local or drive shares.

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:43 pm
by gordon
I believe you are correct Steve. Printer_list only pertains to the client because it is an NWP support function.

While a file selection box could in theory pertain to a server, that capability has not been added yet.

File not found on WIN:/SELECT is definitely indicative of a serious problem.

What about WIN:/DEFAULT ?
Is the report going to the correct printer?

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:57 am
by gtisdale
WIN:/DEFAULT (or PREVIEW:/DEFAULT) work and the job goes to the correct printer.

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:51 am
by gordon
Please keep in mind that the last parameter of PRINTER TYPE statements is case sensitive. It is, however, a substring matched against the printer name list.