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Q169857: Print Service Ignores Bytes in LU3 Datastream

Article: Q169857
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print an LU3 print job through the SNA Server Print service, characters
that are not ASCII printable characters or printer definition file (PDF) codes
are ignored. In the following example, the characters 5F 4DF1F0E4 (in the first
line) will be ignored. (These characters are the escape sequence designating the
printer symbol set [PC-8]).

  F5C8405F 4DF1F0E4 5F4DA2F0 97F1F64B
  F6F788F8 4BF5A5F0 A2F082F0 E35F5093
  F0D35F50 93F34BF1 F0C34040 40404040
  40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040
  40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0 and 3.0
SP1. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 3.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300 kbSNAServ300SP1
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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