BUG: Print Job Is Not Released to Printer

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
• Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

SYMPTOMS

When you are printing in FoxPro, the print job is not immediately released to the printer if a print spooler (such as Windows Print Manager) is being used.

NOTE: Print spoolers are often used in network environments.

CAUSE

FoxPro still has a current connection to the spooler. Until this connection is terminated, the spooler will not release the print job.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, do one of the following:

• Issue the SET PRINTER TO command without any other parameters; for example:

        REPORT FORM test TO PRINTER
        SET PRINTER TO
  

  -or-

• Quit FoxPro. This will terminate FoxPro's connection to the spooler and the print job will be sent to the printer.

  -or-

• If you are using FoxPro for Windows, turn off Print Manager in the Windows Control Panel by double-clicking the Printers icon and then clearing the Use Print Manager check box.

  -or-

• Issue a RUN command; for example:

       RUN DIR > NUL
  

  NOTE: Using the RUN command will bring up an MS-DOS session.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.