I get this error I can't figure out what is wrong

Hi

Error tells about  File mentioned "LPT1" is not handled well.

Thanks

Cheeta

that's the printer port isn't it why won't my program work its suppose to print to the printer

that's the printer port isn't it why won't my program work its suppose to print to the printer

that's the printer port isn't it why won't my program work its suppose to print to the printer

I know you probably need to see my code if need to

Yes and How you are running the program

what do you mean

what do you mean

what do you mean

here's the code

sorry my computer jargon ain't that great

it's a console app using a dat file

Did you define a printer share?  

Something like (Admin rights needed for Win7)

 NET USE LPT1: \\\\ComputerName\\PrinterShareName

To test:    copy someTextFile.txt LPT1

Did you define a printer share?  

Something like (Admin rights needed for Win7)

 NET USE LPT1: \\\\ComputerName\\PrinterShareName

To test:    copy someTextFile.txt LPT1

Did you define a printer share?  

Something like (Admin rights needed for Win7)

 NET USE LPT1: \\\\ComputerName\\PrinterShareName

To test:    copy someTextFile.txt LPT1

You need to add the run-time tunable printer_redirection=true in order for the priint output to be redirected through the Windows print spooler.

I am assuming that this is a managed code application as the error that you are receiving is a .NET exception.
In a managed project you can turn this tunable on by adding a section to an app.config file.

If you right-click on your project name-->select add-->new item and select Application Configuration file from the list.

Edit the app.config file to add the run-time tunable as show in the following docs.

Format for a Configuration File for .NET COBOL

The first key in the example is the required one:

add key="printer_redirection" value="true"

The second key is optional and provides a method of changing the default font name and size.

Thanks

Configuration system failed to initialize

Unrecognized configuration section MicroFocus.COBOL.Application/Interop. (c:\\use

rs\\titor\\documents\\visual studio 2010\\projects\\phoneadd\\phoneadd\\bin\\debug\\Phone

Add.exe.Config line 21)

Unhandled Exception: COBOLFileHandlingException

'LPT1' : 9/004 (ANS74)

 4     Illegal file name

at Void  PHONEADD._MF_PERFORM_4_0() in c:\\users\\titor\\documents\\visual studio 2

010\\Projects\\PhoneAdd\\PhoneAdd\\Program1.cbl:line 52

at Int32  PHONEADD.PHONEADD() in c:\\users\\titor\\documents\\visual studio 2010\\Pr

ojects\\PhoneAdd\\PhoneAdd\\Program1.cbl:line 43

at Int32  PHONEADD._MF_ENTRY()

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I'm getting this error now

It sounds like a copy/paste error modifying the config file

I am attaching a demo project that uses your code and works with the app.config file set.

Thanks.

Hey! It worked cool

thanks again now maybe I can do some reports