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Q122516: Purge Print Jobs Fails to Clear Printer Buffer

Article: Q122516
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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Windows 95 allows you to remove all print jobs from a printer by double-
clicking your printer and then clicking the Purge Print Jobs command on the
Printer menu. However, if a document containing graphics is currently printing
when you click the Purge Print Jobs command, a portion of the purged document
prints on the first page of the next print job. The second, and subsequent pages
print correctly. On some printers, it is possible to clear the graphics by
forcing a page feed. In most cases though, you must reprint the first page of
the document to get the correct output.

MORE INFORMATION
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Some printers send raster data or graphic images using a command that indicates
how many bytes of raster data will be sent followed by the actual image in
bytes. For example, sending X bytes of raster data, followed by the X bytes.

When a print job is purged, the spooler stops sending data and makes a request
for the printer driver to send a reset command to the printer.

If the data stream is in the middle of transferring raster data, the reset
command can be interpreted as more raster data in which case the printer will
continue printing the image. If the data stream is not in the middle of
transferring raster data, the printer will stop printing where the reset command
was issued.


Additional query words: pscript

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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