NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

4-2
Sending Jobs to Network Printers Using CAPTURE and NPRINT
Overview
Overview
Many applications are designed for network printing. For example,
WordPerfect® submits print jobs directly to the print queue. Because you
can specify the number of copies, a banner page, and so forth from inside
such applications, you do not need specialized NetWare® utilities to send
network print jobs. Such applications usually supply the necessary print
driver (control sequences, functions, etc.) and include it with each network
print job.
However, there are many applications that are not designed for network
printing. CAPTURE is a command line utility that allows NetWare clients
(such as DOS clients) to print from applications not designed for NetWare
print services. It sets up redirection parameters for printing output from your
workstation; the NetWare DOS Requester™ then redirects the workstation
output from an LPT port to the specified network printer or file.
The primary function of NPRINT is to print files from outside an
application.