Even though the documentation for NPCONFIG I have does not specify it, a
simple test I just ran confirmed that it should/must be an unnumbered file.
As for whether there is a maximum line length, again the documentation does
not help.

Have them re-save the file as unnumbered and try to manually STARTSPOOL the
various printers (please note that a re-boot of the box is NOT necessary
when making changes to NPCONFIG, just a STOP/START sequence for the affected
printers).

John Burke

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:16 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] SPOOLER vs SPOOLER OUT
>
>
> As I mentioned yesterday.  I know someone who is having problems
> with thier Spooled Printers.  I had suspected thier NPCONFIG file
> is corrupt.  Below is what they get.  After looking at what is
> cut and pasted from their NPCONFIG file I can only guess is
> that it because there are either hidden ASCII characters in the
> file or it is because it has become a Numbered file, or the
> file is too wide.
>
> Must the NPCONFIG file be Unnumbered?  Not sure, memory hazy.
>
> P.S.  This site is in China and I have no remote access.  So
> giving advice is slow.
>
> Below is message I received:
>
> =============================================================
>
> Hi
> I had reboot HP 3000,But Dev can not be started.what is happen?
>
> /SYS/PUB:>stream jnetup.job
> 21:08/105/output spooler LDEV #3011 :syntax error in NPconfig.pub.sys
> Missing closeing parenthesis.
> Native Mode Spooler message 9627
> 21:08/105/output spooler ,LDEV #3011 :Receive an error at line 20 of
> Npconfig.pub.sys while retrieving configuration information
> Native Mode Spooler message 9616
> 21:08/105/output spooler ,LDEV #3011 :stopped.
>
>

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