>>>>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.
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Is that true if the 'printer' properties are set to go directly to the physical printer ?