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Net Use Command
Name: jenir Date: November 19, 2002 at 15:56:59 Pacific OS: W2K CPU/Ram: PIII/500 128mb
Comment:
Hello.
I am trying to use the net use command to capture a printer port for a DOS program I run on my Windows 2000 PC. However, I get a network name cannot be found error. I think it may be due to the fact that the name of my server where the printer is installed has a space in the name. I am trying:
Name: dude Date: November 19, 2002 at 20:11:03 Pacific
Reply:
if your server is called "my server" then maybe you need to use:
net use "\\my server\..."
with the "" if the server name is just one word, then, i guess just check the share name of printer, or create another share for the printer because I have seen shares become corrupt before.
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Response Number 2
Name: Ardnerus Date: November 19, 2002 at 20:31:59 Pacific
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I believe that computer names cannot have symbols like $,%,& etc and spaces in their names, so how come your computer name is "my server"??? Are you sure that's your computer name? Maybe you could try using it's IP address instead assuming you are using TCP/IP protocol in your network.
Regards, Ardnerus
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Response Number 3
Name: jenir Date: November 20, 2002 at 06:22:09 Pacific
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Using the "" worked!
Thanks!!!
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Response Number 4
Name: Rick Date: November 20, 2002 at 06:33:34 Pacific
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In win9x and above share names can have spaces, but not dos, hence her error msg. Putting the name in quotes forces dos to see the name as a text string which will allow dos to use it with the space.
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