Novell Printing May Cause Incomplete or Corrupt Output (84898)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
This article was previously published under Q84898 SYMPTOMS
When you print a document from Microsoft Windows over a Novell network,
graphics in the document may be printed in narrow bands across the last
half of the page or have stripes of unprinted regions.
CAUSE
This may be caused by an incorrect entry in your Novell login script.
WORKAROUND
A possible workaround is to add the following time increment parameter
(ti=) to the Novell CAPTURE command in your login script
capture s=??? q=xxxxx nff nt nb ti=tttt
where:
???=server name
xxxxx=queue name
tttt=time value (default is 10--try a minimum of 20)
nff=no formfeed
nt=no tab
nb=no banner
ti=time increment
MORE INFORMATION
In your login script, the printer CAPTURE command determines your network
printer. When there is not enough time to print a job, the network times
out on the job and then picks it up again. This can cause incomplete
graphics when printing over a network. Increasing the time increment to 20
may keep the network from timing out on the job before the software has had
a chance to complete the transmission: 20 seconds is the minimum for most
graphics. Complicated graphics may need ti=40. Complex color pictorial
graphics may need ti=400. Keep in mind that setting a longer time-out
period slows down the entire printing process.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB84898 |
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