>Receipt & Kick1 prgs.
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>Receipt=> Prints to the networkprinter instead of the Docket printer locally connected to LPT1. Since, it cannot print to LPT1, my Kick prg for opening cash drawer also failed.. it cannot send the control codes...

If I read this correctly, the failure is in the Receipt PRG. Or is the problem in the Kick PRG since you are calling it before Receipt? I am still a little confused as to where the error is originally occuring. Is there a particular line of code in the Receipt or Kick PRGs where the error occurs? If so, can you post that code and point out exactly which line of code fails or where code execution stops? Also, do you get an error message? If so, what is it?