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- From: aduncan@titan.trl.OZ.AU (Allan Duncan)
- Subject: Re: problem with copy to prt:
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.023234.11905@trl.oz.au>
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- Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
- References: <1992Jul26.193522.15814@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 02:32:34 GMT
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- From article <1992Jul26.193522.15814@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, by nlame@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Nancy J Lame):
-
- > I am having a problem printing text files using the command
- > 'copy <filename> to prt:'
- > The response is 'copy: object in use', however the file is not being
- > used by any other program. I can TYPE or MORE the file, I can also
- > copy it to another file or rename it (however the copy or renamed file
- > have the same problem). I have an A500, with OS2.0 and a hard drive
-
- It isn't the file that is in use, but the PRT: (or PAR: which is down
- stream). What else have you done prior to getting this? Does it happen
- on the first attempt after booting?
- AmigaBasic was notorious for not releasing the printer device after use.
-
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