On the example below, I left out:

Assuming your timeout is set to 15.

Troy
===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 1/11/02 8:52 am
>The timeout setting on a Novell network is set from under the Novell Client
>properties under the printer capture defaults.  This is the amount of time
>that Novell waits from the time it last received any data on the lpt port
>until it decides you are done sending data.  It then will stop receiving
>data on that print job and submit it to the printer.
>
>If you send a streem of data to lpt1, wait 16 seconds and then send more
>data to lpt1, it will come out on 2 print jobs.  If you send a streem of
>data to lpt1 and only wait 14 seconds, to start senging more data,
>everything will be on one print job.
>
>This is makes up for the lack of a mechanism to be able to tell Novell you
>are done with a print job.
>
>If you increase the setting, users will complain because Novell will sit
>idle longer before submitting the print job to the printer.
>
>Troy
>
>===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 1/11/02 7:58 am
>>Thanks, all for your suggestions.  Printing from a file seems to be a good
>>solution.  Just curious though, Troy, what  timeout setting are you
>>referring to?  In the dark recesses of my memory I seem to recall something
>>in Novell that holds the printer so that other jobs cannot slip pages into
>>a multi-page report.....but that was from pure dos capture days, I
>>think....
>>
>>Bob C.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>This is caused from the timeout setting beeing too short.
>>The best solution is what Bernie suggested below.  Print it to a file
>>first.
>>
>>out tempfile.$$$
>>print rep1
>>print rep2
>>out screen
>>
>>set width 240
>>out printer
>>type tempfile.$$$
>>out screen
>>
>>
>>===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 1/09/02 2:09 pm
>>>Bob -
>>>
>>>        Print the two reports to a file and then print the file.
>>>
>>>Bernie
>>>======================================
>>>At 03:54 PM 1/9/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>I have an unusual occurrence and wondered if anyone has had a similar
>>>>problem.  I have a dual DOS report that prints the first report then the
>>>>second report and it all links up on the same page.
>>>>OUT PRINTER
>>>>PRINT REPORT1
>>>>PRINT REPORT2
>>>>OUT SCREEN
>>>>There is no report footer in the first repot nor a form feed.  Lines are
>>>>set to 0 on first report.  This has worked fine for 4 years and now there
>>>>is a form feed after the first report prints.  This ONLY happens when it
>>is
>>>>printing to a network queue, works OK when directly to LPT1.  Tried this
>>on
>>>>several printers....  Looked at network settings and printer settings,
>>>>nothing new.  Network adminisrator (Novell) made no changes that he will
>>>>attest to......
>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Bob Castanaro
>>>>
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