Kbase P138492: Getting error 98 or error 4110 with the OUTPUT TO statement when printing to a UNC printer on Window
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
27/05/2011 |
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Status: Verified
SYMPTOM(s):
Getting error 98 or error 4110 printing to a UNC printer on Windows Vista.
Getting error 98 or error 4110 printing to a UNC printer on Windows 2008.
** Unable to open file: <file-name>. Errno=<number>. (98)
Unable to create Printer Device Context: . (4110)
Using the OUTPUT TO statement
Not using the OUTPUT TO PRINTER statement
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista
Progress 9.x
OpenEdge 10.x
Windows 7
CHANGE:
Upgraded to Windows Vista or Windows 2008
CAUSE:
Bug# OE00178657
CAUSE:
Bug# OE00195477
CAUSE:
On Windows systems OUTPUT TO PRINTER should be used for printing.
The underlying C code for the OUTPUT TO PRINTER has been designed to better communicate with the Windows print system.
Do not use the older code construct OUTPUT TO when the destination is a printer on Windows as it may fail in some situations.
FIX:
Upgrade to 10.2B03 or later.
FIX:
Workaround may work in some cases:
Use the OUTPUT TO PRINTER statement:
Example:
OUTPUT TO PRINTER \\UNC_Path\Printername