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NetWare Lite Printing Commands
DocumentID: 630300
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:02:35 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: NetWare Lite uses printing commands similar to the commands in NetWare 2.2 and 3.11; however, there are some differences. All network printing commands can be performed through the Net utility. Net allows you to set up network printers, capture ports, create users, create drive mappings, etc. However, it isn't necessary to use the Net utility. You can access most of the Net menu commands from the command line. This allows you to bring up the network and configure stations from batch files. A summary of command line printing commands for NetWare Lite 1.0 is listed below:

Printing
Net Nplist                   Displays a list of network printers.
Net Capture Show            Shows you which ports are captured and options used.
Net Capture                   Port printer server settings.
Net Print                        Format: Net Print Lets you specify the name of a file you want to print and which network printer to print it on. Specifying a network printer is optional. If specified, it is the name of the network printer you want the file to print on. If Network Printer is not given, the job will print to the first available captured port on the workstation.
Port                              Specifies which line printer port to use LPT1, LPT2, LPT3.
Printer                        Specifies the name of the network printer you want to use.
Server (Optional)            Tells the name of the server to which the network printer is attached.
Settings (Optional)            The options used to customize how the print job will be handled. The name, usage value, default, and explanation for each setting is listed below:

Setting       Usage Values       Default       Explanation
Banner       b= y/n             y            A single page printout that identifies a print job.
Copies       c= 1-250             1            Specifies the number of copies to be printed.
Direct       d= y/n             n            If you specify N, printing doesn't start until the entire print job is in the print buffer. If you specify Y, printing will start as soon as possible.
Formfeed      f= y/n             y            Specify N if you do not want a form feed inserted automatically upon completion of the print job.
Papertype      p= 1-10             1            Specify paper type if you want to use a kind of paper different from the paper already in the printer.
Tabs       t= 0-32             0            Specify the number of spaces to which tab characters are expanded when the job is printed.
Wait       w=0-3600             10            Specifies the number of seconds CLIENT.EXE waits, while receiving printer job characters from an application, before assuming that all characters in the job have been received. At the end of the wait, CLIENT.EXE sends the job to the printer (if direct is N). If WAIT=0 the application must close the print job otherwise the job will remain open. You can manually close a print job from the DOS command line by sending a form feed or -L, type "ECHO ^L > LPT1".
Setup      s= 15-char                   Used to specify a printer setup string to be sent to the printer before the print job.
Notify       n= y/n              n            If set, the server will send you a message when the print job is done.

Deleting print jobs
You can follow the steps below to delete print jobs from the print queue through the NET utility:
1.      Type Net
2.      Press Enter on Print
3.      Select Port: Printer
4.      Highlight the print job you wish to delete and press Delete

Creating or modifying network printers
You can share a printer with other users on the network by accessing the NET utility from the station that has the printer. There is no NET SHARE command that can be entered in a batch file. Follow the steps below to set up a printer
1.      Type Net and press Enter on Supervise The Network
2.      Select Network Printers
3.      Press Insert to add a printer or Delete to delete a printer or Enter to modify a printer. Choosing Modify allows changes to options such as actual port (LPT1, LPT2, COM1, COM2, etc.), baud rate, characters per second, current paper type, data bits, default access rights, error wait time, job list, parity, setup strings, stop bits, status, user with non-default rights.

Note: When you create a network printer, you specify its attributes, such as whether it is connected to an LPT or COM port. You can also specify the COM port settings making it unnecessary to enter a DOS MODE command on the printers server station.

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