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Print - Job Not Read By OS/2 Print Manager
DocumentID: 633479
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:17 PM

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

Problem

Symptoms: WordPerfect is not using the OS/2 Print Manager to spool the printer files. This problem occurs when printing to a serial port. For example, if setting the WordPerfect Port option to COM1:9600,N,8,1 or COM1, the user can send a job, but it does not display and is not subject to the OS/2 Print Manager. Solutions: The line DEVICE=COM0x.SYS must be added to the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file when printing through a serial port. Serial printing for full screen applications (while using Print Manager) involves running the OS/2 command SPOOL /O:COM1 from an OS/2 prompt or by entering the command in the STARTUP.CMD file. (The command SETCOM40 COMx=ON should also be entered in the DOS box command.) The spooler defaults to accepting input from LPT1 and outputting it to LPT1 when printing to COM1. Because of this, the Print Manager is bypassed unless the SPOOL command is used to change output to COM1.

The spooler only excepts input from a parallel device; thus, the user should enter the Port option in WP (the INPUT device) as the filename LPT1 (not LPT1: or COM1:). The spooler will then route files coming from LPT1 to COM1 and Print Manager will list them as jobs.

This information applies to all WPCorp products running in either OS/2 or the OS/2 DOS Compatibility box.

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