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The problem that you have, I think that it's possible solve it easily: You
should send the file not directly to LPT1:. You must send the draw to a
file called LPT1, and it will work perfectly.

Bye

Last nut not least, I would add some more parameters to the capture
command, like NT NFF TI=15 What they stand for: No Tabs, No Form Feed,
Time Out = 15 seconds. If you don't use the TI parameter, NetWare
won't start spooling plotfiles until you quit AutoCAD or shell to DOS.

Greetings, Simon Weel

You can try to plot to a file name called LPT1, there is also a way by
setting the variable ACADPLCMD in DOS this will invoke a bat-file
after your plot is finished, if you are handy you can make this
bat-file print your drawing with novell's nprint.

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Luck

Remco

First, *always* plot to a file. Then, shell out to DOS and type

        NPRINT {plotfile name} Q={queuename} NB NFF

This sends your raw plotfile directly to the Netware queue, bypassing any
habdshaking that the printer driver is trying to do with the printer hardware.
Netware print queues don't always respond with the right signals that some
printer drivers expect. An added bonus is that your workstation no longer needs
to suck up CPU cycles sending the drawing to the printer, it's all done
elsewhere by whatever print server you're using.

Better yet, here's a time tested .BAT file - call it EPLOT.BAT and put it in
your path:

        rem PLOT.BAT Netware Plotting Utility
        if exist %1.PLT NPRINT %1.PLT Q={queuename} NB NFF
        if exist %1 NPRINT %1 Q={queuename} NB NFF

To use it, simply shell out and type

        PLOT {plotfile}

Of course, you need to replace both instances of {queuename} with the real name
of the Netware print queue. This batch file doesn't care whether you add the
.PLT extension or not, and you can specify a path to the plot file as well. In
addition, you can keep some standard plot files on disk and plot copies of them
at will without having to open up Autocad and re-plot them. The downside is
that you can fill up your drive rather quickly.

Hope this helps

Joe Cat
Network Administrator
Eppstein Uhen Architects

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Greetings, Simon Weel