Run dos command

[Mark Goldin]

I am trying to run:
NET USE LPT1 \\serverip\printername
but it's not going. Program just stays on that line.

 

[Bob Barrows]

I am trying to run:
NET USE LPT1 \\serverip\printername
but it's not going. Program just stays on that line.

In an ASP page??

 

[markgoldin]

Yes.

In an ASP page??

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[Adrienne Boswell]

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "markgoldin" <markgoldin_2000
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Yes.

Okay, I gotta ask, why are you trying to do this on the server? Maybe if
you told us your real intention we could be of more help to you.

 

[Evertjan.]

Adrienne Boswell wrote on 28 sep 2009 in
microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "markgoldin" <markgoldin_2000
(e-mail address removed):

Please don't top post. Also remove signatures. See reply below.

Okay, I gotta ask, why are you trying to do this on the server? Maybe if
you told us your real intention we could be of more help to you.

In ASP, programmes do not "stay on a line".

They either go on or freak [= error or time-] out.

 

[Bob Barrows]

Yes.

As Evertjian says, in ASP a program doesn't just "stay" on a line. An
error message will be raised: whether it's the error from the line of
code, or a script-timeout error, an error will be raised.

I don't understand why a printer needs to be established on the web
server. Are you trying to have something printed via your server-side
code? It's not something I've ever contemplated doing, and I'me not
really sure it is possible. I think the first thing to establish is
whether the IUSR_Machinename account has authority to run a NET USE
statement. Also, the IUSR account would require permission to access
\\serverip\printername