>Hi all!
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>I have an application that very simply prints pre-plotted AutoCAD maps to a large format printer. There is a set of standard maps that are updated to a network directory as needed. The app grabs the PLT file and copies it to the printer.
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>All has worked well but the IT folk are making all the new print devices NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Device.) Apparently copying the file to a printer involves using a queue of some sort. If I copy the file to the UNC for the NDPS printer I get an error.
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>How do should I best accomplish this same basic function?

One approach would be to CAPTURE a local DOS LPT: port to the appropriate Novell print queue. You should then be able to COPY FILE < filename > TO LPTx to get it to print. With Novell queues you can set an appropriate AutoEndCap to despool the job.