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DOS PRINT Command Locks Computer When Go To D
DocumentID: 617716
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:37:42 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The DOS command PRINT will locks the WordPerfect program.

Steps to Duplicate:
1.      Enter WP from a DOS prompt
2.      Press Ctrl-F1 (Shell), 1 (Go to DOS)
3.      Type print c:\autoexec.bat and press Enter after the [PRN] prompt
4.      Wait for the print job to finish, type exit to return to WP, and press Enter
Notice that the computer locks. Solutions: The DOS PRINT command is partially a Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) program. It is never acceptable to run any TSR, including the DOS PRINT or APPEND commands, after going to DOS from WP. If you run the DOS PRINT command in through the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to get the resident portion of PRINT loaded, then after going to DOS from WP you can run the PRINT command with no problems. Customers may want to use the DOS COPY command (COPY PRN) instead of the PRINT command to send a print job to the printer.

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