"Network flow control"?  I say your vendor's got flow control.

If I were you I'd text that spoolfile into qedit, and look for an escape at
or near page 207; it's probably just garbage that snuck into your data.

Tracy Pierce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Pearce [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:47 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Network printer problem
>
>
> Greetings!
>
> I'm having problems with output to a network printer.  The
> symptom of the
> problem is that at about page 207, 208 or 209 the printed pages are no
> longer readable text but turn into a non-sense stream of ASCII
> characters.  As long as the spoolfile has less than 205
> pages, there are no
> problems.  For reference, a spoolfile with 277 pages is
> 10,624 sectors.
>
> The problem happens with the spoolfiles created by one particular
> application and the problem is reasonably consistent.  It
> occurs with both
> the MPE network spooler and the Netprint spooler.  It happens
> when printing
> to a LaserJet 5N, to a LaserJet 4100 and to a LaserJet 8150.
>
> The problem happens during the working day when there are
> approx. 25-30
> users on the 3000 (N-Class) and an estimated 60-70 users on the
> network.  The problem also happens on weekends when there is
> one active
> user on the 3000 and maybe 5 users on the network.
>
> I've been told by the application provider that this is a flow control
> problem.  I'm doubtful because other spoolfiles containing
> 300 pages or
> more print from the 3000 without a problem during the workday.  Could
> someone explain how flow control works with the networked
> printers?  Has
> anyone seen this problem and/or have a fix?
>
> TIA,
> John
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> John Pearce  <[log in to unmask]>  | Bethesda Management Company
> Speaking for only myself                | Colorado Springs, CO  USA
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