On Thu Feb 27 15:53:59 2003, Rick Rankin wrote: > Do you know for sure which lpr you're using? Win2K has one in > C:\WINNT\system32.
Try /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32/lpr -S server -P printer filename it worked for me. -ajay > > --Rick > --- Charles Krug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm having trouble with cygwin lpr printing to my default Win2k printer. > > A search of the archives revealed many mailings from people who > > similarly could not print using the cygwin lpr, but I couldn't find any > > stories of "success." > > > > I invoke: > > > > lpr -P\\\\server\\printer file > > > > Printer is considered by Win2k to be a network printer. > > > > Regardless of the type of file I send, I get the same error reported by > > lpr from (apparantly) Win2k about "incorrect datatype." > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/