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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:32:48 -0700
From: Kevin Handy <kth@srv.net>
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Subject: Re: K95 and printer port problem.
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Frank da Cruz wrote:
> On 2005-03-09, Kevin Handy <kth@srv.net> wrote:
> : I have a customer who is using Kermit-95 to access a Alpha/VMS.
> : This is on a Windows-XP system, with a fairly current K95.
> :
> : The VMS programs use the printer port to output reports.
> :
> : Configuring Kermit-95 to send to a dot matrix printer attached
> : to the computer works correctly. (Windows print que)
> :
> : However, trying to use a HP deskjet 3845 (Windows print que)
> : causes that print que to hang, with nothing ever printed.
> : Exiting kermit doesn't clear it. You can't delete the jobs.
> : You can add more jobs to the que, anthough they never print
> : because they are blocked by the kermit print. It lists on
> : the que as "printing".
> :
> There are several possibilities:
>
> 1. Kermit 95, as a VT terminal emulator, does what a VT terminal
> does; when commanded by the host to enter transparent print
> mode, it redirects the input stream to the printer, including
> escape sequences. Since the HP printer does not understand
> VT terminal escape sequences and since PCL commands bear a
> certain resemblence to VT escape sequences, it is possible
> that the printer is hanging because a particular VT escape
> sequence corresponds with a PCL escape sequence that does
> (or does not) do something entirely different.
It doesn't handle simple text either (i.e. no escape sequences).
>
> 2. The HP printer is a "WinPrinter". These are not supported by
> Kermit 95.
My main suspect. Wasn't sure if they were supported or not.
I'd think it should just reject the file, instead of locking
up the print que. <grumble>Stupid windows.</grumble>
>
> : The only way we have found to clear this, is to reboot the
> : XP machine.
> :
> : Is there any way to make this printer work correctly with
> : kermit-95? Hopefully there is a simple solution to this problem.
> :
> That's rarely the case in Windows. Start here:
That's why I *hoped*, but expected the worst. Windows never
seems to like me. <grumble>opaque software.</grumble>
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95faq.html#printing
>
> Follow the leads at the top of this section into the Kermit 95 manual.
>
> - Frank