Printing tasks handled through NPRINTER.EXE

Use the following information to initiate NPRINTER tasks.

To load a printer configured as manual load or type ``Other/Unknown'':

1. Type NPRINTER

2. Select a print server then a printer, or press <F4> and <Enter> to browse and select a printer.

3. Press <F1> for help from here.

To load port driver for printer P_1 (logical number 0) for print server PS-SALES (NetWare 3 syntax):

NPRINTER PS-SALES 0

To view the status of all loaded port drivers:

NPRINTER /S

To unload the port driver that was loaded last:

NPRINTER /U

To view Help for the command line NPRINTER:

NPRINTER /?

The NPRINTER command has the following syntax:

NPRINTER [printer|printserver printernumber] option

NPRINTER.EXE can be loaded up to seven times on the same workstation. This is because you can load NetWare port drivers for up to three LPT and four COM workstation ports with NPRINTER.EXE (menu or command-line).

The following list shows you options available with NPRINTER.EXE at a DOS or OS/2 workstation:

B=number

Buffer. Overrides defined buffer size (3-60KB). The default is 3.

printername

Printer. Indicates a Printer object for which to load the NetWare port driver. Syntax requires either the printer name or the print server name plus the printer number.

printserver name

Print server. Indicates the print server assigned to the printer you want to load. Syntax requires either the printer name or the print server name plus the printer number.

printer number

Printer number. Indicates the logical printer number of the printer you want to load. Syntax requires either the printer name or the print server name plus the printer number.

/S

Show. Shows the current status of all loaded NetWare port drivers.

T=1-9

Timing. Controls the duration of the strobe signal. The default is 1 (allowed range is 1-9). Assigning a higher number gives more priority to the machine's foreground tasks, which will in turn slow down printing but improve overall workstation performance.

/U

Unload. Unloads the most recently loaded NetWare port driver.

/? or /H

Help. Displays online help.