Printing Windows Print Manager Spooled Files

kingl@pilot.msu.edu
Wed, 28 Aug 1996 08:59:22 -0400

I need advice from someone in FACS land on how to print Print Manger
spooled files after a Windows 3.1 crash. A gremline caused PC Lysis to
crash in such a way that Windows could not detect the PC lockup condition.
I knew many files wer in the Print Manager print que. A minimal attempt at
interrupting PC Lysis resulted in a total lock of Windows, Print Manager,
and the printer (HP Deskjet 560). On reboot, I found 41 spooled print files
setting in the Windows temp directory--which represent several hours of work.

I am sure others out there have had some similar tragedy & probably
likewise found Windows provides no means to reconstruct its own print que
file list even though the files exist. DOES A PRINT PROGRAM EXIST THAT WILL
READ WINDOWS SPOOLED PRINT FILES AND SEND THEM TO THE PRINTER???

Please say yes!! and send me the answer.

Discussions with B/D turned up an interesting suggestion as to a possible
cause of the lockup, namely Windows may have a limited memory space for
spooled file names and 41 files exceeded said space. Please consider not
duplicating my test as the intense rage you may experience on duplication of
my feat IS LIFE SHORTENING.
Louis King
Email: kingl@pilot.msu.edu