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SYMPTOMSWhen you run a Lotus 1-2-3 print macro in Microsoft Excel, you may receive the following error message where <cell address> is the address of the macro's print statement. After you click OK, you receive the following error message:
CAUSE
The reason for the error is that the macro is trying to create a file
called "c:\lpt1" and the printer was not set up for printing from MS-DOS-
based programs. If, when installing the printer driver, you clicked "No"
to "Do you print from MS-DOS-based programs?", then Microsoft Windows 95
is using named pipes, and the port is not truly redirected as the
Microsoft Excel macro thinks it is.
RESOLUTION
For the Lotus 1-2-3 print macros to work correctly, set up the printer to
print from MS-DOS-based programs. To do so, follow these steps:
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
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