Hello Tracy

>Can the user print from SBT and MAGI to the HP 1000 from the workstation the printer is physically connected to? I ask because the HP 1000 is a GDI printer and you cannot send printer codes directly to it. I am not aware of how SBT or MAGI prints-do they use the windows GDI or send codes to the printer? It may be worth a test...

yes everything else (apps and other ws can print). SBT and MAGI both send code (only if condencing etc. is needed).

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>Other than that, what OS do the workstations (including the one with the printer attached to it) run? I've run into some issues issuing NET USE on printers attached via USB and sharing them out with problems myself.

OS is Win98 and WinXP (on the printer WS). i was thinking over the weekend that maybe the problem is DOS and USB. since 'Net Use' is a DOS command, they might not like each other (although i was under the impression that the final directing and spooling is done by WinXP [the printer WS]).

i any case, we have decided to leave the 'old' HP1100 (whitch connects just fine trought LPT1:) on the WS since my new MRP is taking over their MAGI system and a new version of SBT is also already installed, and both tested good with USB printers

thanks for your reply and help.

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>>in a 50 WS network we changed a printer on 1 workstation from a HP LJ 1100 to a HP LJ 1000. we made sure sure all settings (share name etc.) stayed the same. the only difference is: it's not connected to LPT1: but to a USB port (USB001).
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>>works fine, other WS can see it and print to it from Word etc.. However, we use SBT, MAGI and (in testing) a new mrp app which i am developing currently.
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>>Neither SBT nor MAGI can print now to this printer. they use a "Net use" commant to direct the print job. the exact command in MAGI is:

>>NET USE LPT2 \\CREDIT02\CR /YES

>>which worked for the old printer (connected to LPT1:) just fine, but not for the new one (connected to USB), no error, no nothing, no nada, nix, zip.
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>>in my new mrp app i use "set printer to name \\srvname\printername" which works just fine.
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>>I am at a loss, anybody any ideas?
>>Thanks for all your help!