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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:15:45 -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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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Rockefeller, Harry wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Igor Peshansky [mailto:pechtcha AT XX DOT XXX DOT XXX]
> > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 1:41 PM
> > To: Rockefeller, Harry
> > Cc: cygwin AT XXXXXX DOT XXX

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

> > Subject: RE: Can't print because .lnk makes printer name invalid
> >
> > 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).
>
> Thank you for the discussion.  Use of the 'which' command tells me alot.

I assume the Windows lpr command works?

> > > 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
>
> In each case: "No such file or directory"

Could you please also send me (in a separate personal message) the output
of "strace -O lpr.strace lpr junk"?  I'll take a look and see if I can
spot something obvious.
	Igor
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