Printer error!!

i have an app that has been deployed for about 6 years, it has just started generating a error 482, printer error

i have error handled this now and the program can complete without printing, but it is supposed to print

the app just prints to the default printer, no setting of printer object or anything
some setting of printer properties first, then all printing is done with printer.print, then printer.enddoc

the workstation seems to print alright from other apps, i tried changing the default printer, same error, during the time the app has been in use they have had several different printers, with no problem, the current printer hs been there for about 12 months, it is a network (ethernet) printer, it currently has a warning status, but other programs can print without problem or warning, also i changed the default printer to test
i am unable create the same error here to test no matter what i try, turning printer off or disconnecting cable etc

anyone got any suggestions, or come across this sort of problem before?
i can post code, but it doesn't seem to be a code problem

If you look up the printer warning error code what does it state?
The VB error for 482 is "Printer error (version 97)" but I'm sure you looked that up.

Has the driver for the printer been recently upgraded? Any other software installed or windows updates?

thanks for the quick reply rob,
nothing that i know of has been changed since it was last working, and i do all their support

i searched the printer error, but only found that it was a printer error, so far i haven't isolated exactly which line it errors on, as i figure i would have to log each line that prints to a file, but i wouldn't be suprised if it is every line that prints

i should be able to test it more, if i take my laptop in and join it to their domain, which seems like the next best option, but not a good choice commercially, not everyone is just round the corner.

Yes, I know what you mean. What about having them print to file and let them handle the printing after that? Write it tot a rtf file or such and then shell it to WordPad and thy can select the printer and other options. ;)

i already create a bunch of rtf files that are then printed to the fax driver using wordpad, but this is just a summary report, that should spit out on the printer for filing, it's a worry when an error like that can crop up after so long a period, i need to resolve the cause of the error sometime soon as i really don't think it is im my programming

i just found this, but i don't know why it should have been working up to now if this is the case

Quote:

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Reason - This has been traced to the fact that does not handle space characters within the path name for a printer, for example:

* '\\Server\Printer' is OK, will print to this network printer
* '\\Server\HP Printer' is not OK, will give a printer error (482)
* '\\Print Server\Printer' is not OK, will give a printer error (482)

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Microsoft says..

Error 482
There is some problem that prevents printing. Some possible causes are:

1. You don't have a printer selected from the Windows Control Panel.
2. Your printer is not online.
3. Your printer is jammed or out of paper.
4. You tried to print a form to a printer than can accept only text.

thanks,
but the last report printed was still on the printer, so it was working OK to then, and was still able to print from other programs

Did you ever get this resolved? I have exactly the same problem. None of my apps are printing (in development mode or exe) though they work OK from my laptop and another PC.