What The Network Number Tells WP

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:29:44 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: What does WP do differently when users choose the various numbers for network types? Solutions: The two main functions of the network specific code follow: 1. Get the user name 2. Close a print job (some networks require either a code to close a print job or for the user to press a keystroke like Ctrl-P) The WP code knows three types of networks IPX, NETBIOS, and Banyan. All networks are a derivative of these three types. Option 0 does not try to get the user name (machine name) nor does it try to close the print stream. Option 4 makes IBM calls to do the functions mentioned above, option 1 has Novell API's written into it, while the Banyan option has two sets of API's Street Talk and their original Vines calls written into it. Some options were put on the screen so users of these networks would know that the network type has been tested and "approved"; others (like Pathworks) needed one or two lines of code changed to get the user name or to close the print stream.

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