Datamax Printer - no output

indigostarr · 01-22-2007, 03:47 AM

Hi

This is probably not even a hardware question - but humour me please!

I have a Datamax printer, which is connected to a Win2k workstation via a serial cable and a usb > serial converter cable.

The printer prints fine from Windows, but when printing from a Bartender validation programme, there is no output from that application. The output files are sitting in the correct folder, where a commander service is supposed to convert these file and spool them for printing, however, this is not working.

Any help/advice would be appreciated!

**Chode** · 01-26-2007, 08:56 PM

My first WAG would be that the validation program runs under DOS. If that's the case, it won't print to a USB port. USB printer ports are virtual ports rather than physical ports.

01-22-2007, 03:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
indigostarr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 OS: Windows 2000	Datamax Printer - no output Hi This is probably not even a hardware question - but humour me please! I have a Datamax printer, which is connected to a Win2k workstation via a serial cable and a usb > serial converter cable. The printer prints fine from Windows, but when printing from a Bartender validation programme, there is no output from that application. The output files are sitting in the correct folder, where a commander service is supposed to convert these file and spool them for printing, however, this is not working. Any help/advice would be appreciated!

01-26-2007, 08:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chode TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,280 OS: Windows XP Pro	My first WAG would be that the validation program runs under DOS. If that's the case, it won't print to a USB port. USB printer ports are virtual ports rather than physical ports. __________________ Sweet!