In Windows 2000 I used the following dos command to print
a binary file:

copy c:\testprint.prn \\SMD\HPLJ5_Upstairs.smd

When I try to run it in Windows XP the specified path is
now invalid. As far as I'm aware the printer hasn't
changed.
Has anyone else come across this or am I being thick?!

Cheers.

Try renaming the printer share name with less than 12 characters and
without the underscore.

(I think the limit I've see is 12, but I don't recall exactly, and I
know underscore isn't normally considered a "special character," but
....)

Gavin wrote:

> In Windows 2000 I used the following dos command to print
> a binary file:
>
> copy c:\testprint.prn \\SMD\HPLJ5_Upstairs.smd
>
> When I try to run it in Windows XP the specified path is
> now invalid. As far as I'm aware the printer hasn't
> changed.
> Has anyone else come across this or am I being thick?!
>
> Cheers.

Thanks for that. I tried it bit didn't seem to work. Have
now rewrote the program to write directly to the printer
queue using the Win32 API. If you want any more about
this then give us a shout.

Cheers,

Gav.

>-----Original Message-----
>Try renaming the printer share name with less than 12
characters and
>without the underscore.
>
>(I think the limit I've see is 12, but I don't recall
exactly, and I
>know underscore isn't normally considered a "special
character," but
>....)
>
>Gavin wrote:
>
>> In Windows 2000 I used the following dos command to
print
>> a binary file:
>>
>> copy c:\testprint.prn \\SMD\HPLJ5_Upstairs.smd
>>
>> When I try to run it in Windows XP the specified path
is
>> now invalid. As far as I'm aware the printer hasn't
>> changed.
>> Has anyone else come across this or am I being thick?!
>>
>> Cheers.
>
>.
>