>>Hello everybody.
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>>Vfp 6 SP5
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>>Does anyone have an idea why ?PrtInfo(1, "\\NetworkComputerName\PrinterName") would work on 1 WinXP machine but not on another? by the way it also does not work on (so far) 2 Win98 2nd edition workstations.
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>>i can not figure it out. i appreaciate your help!
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>Gunnar,
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>I assume that "...does not work..." means that the function is returning -1, indicating that the information couldn't be retrieved.
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>Under this assumption, the first place I'd look is at the printer drivers and this is a SWAG. I think, however, it may give you something to go on.

Hello George

yes, i get a -1, where on the 'working' workstation i get a positive value. the drivers are installed for some printers (on the asking WS) and some not. but the WS were it is working, it's working in either scenario.