WFWG: Redirecting DIR /W to LPTx Results in Blank Page

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q100841
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Redirecting the output of a wide directory list to a parallel port connected over a network using Windows for Workgroups 3.1 may not list the contents of the directory. For example, the following format results in listing only the directory header and footer 

   DIR /W > LPTx
where "x" ranges from 1 to 9.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows for Workgroups version 3.1.

KBCategory: kbprint
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 print command line

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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