>>PRINTSTATUS()does not work under Windows as it used to under MSDOS. Is there anyway that I can detect from a VFP9 application if a user has a printer attached AND SWITCHED ON on LPT1? At the moment if the printer is not attached or switched on the app just hangs.
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>>Thanks
>>Barry Sutton
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>Not really. Under Windows, the printer is attached to a spooler which is always on, no matter if the printer is turned on or not.

Fred,
Thanks for confirming that. Is there anyway to set up a timeout against the spooler so that I can avoid a hanging app in this circumstance?

Barry.