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Date:	Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:40:52 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Igor Peshansky <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To:	"Rockefeller, Harry" <harryr AT ssd DOT fsi DOT com>
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Subject:	RE: Can't print because .lnk makes printer name invalid
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Ugh, top-posting...  Reformatted.

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Rockefeller, Harry wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner AT XXXXXX DOT XXX
> > [mailto:cygwin-owner AT XXXXXX DOT XXX] On Behalf Of Corinna Vinschen
> > To: cygwin AT XXXXXX DOT XXX

<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.

> > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 12:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: Can't print because .lnk makes printer name invalid
> >
> > On Apr 21 12:02, Rockefeller, Harry wrote:
> > > I can open and view the security tab on the properties section
> > > of the Windows share.
> > >
> > > I created a desktop shortcut to the printer and searched all
> > > files for *servername.lnk but only the desktop link shows up.
> > > I interpret this to mean that Cygwin itself is appending
> > > '.lnk' to the printer share.
> >
> > No, the .lnk was appended by Windows.  The printer shortcut on the
> > desktop is not the printer, it's just a shortcut.  To access the
> > printer you need the real printer name, for instance \\server\printer.
> > You can't use the shortcut for this.
>
> I erased much of the previous email.
> Here is the context:
>
> $ lpq -Sntserver1 -Psw-txt1
>                          Windows 2000 LPD Server
>                               Printer \\192.83.227.33\sw-txt1

I assume NTSERVER1 has the IP 192.83.227.33.  Also, since this is the
Windows lpq, it might understand a shortcut in this context (and so will
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/lpr, for that matter).

> harryr AT harryr-pc ~/Desktop
> $ echo $PRINTER
> \\NTSERVER1\sw-txt1
>
> harryr AT harryr-pc ~/Desktop
> $ lpr junk
> lpr: printer error: can't open '\\NTSERVER1\sw-txt1.lnk' for writing:
> The printer name is invalid.

Well, what does "ls -l //NTSERVER1/sw-txt1" show?  How about "ls -l
//NTSERVER1/sw-txt1.lnk"?
	Igor
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