LOCL printer errors

[Former Member]

Hi,

all printing has previously worked, but now suddenly the following error occurs when printing using the LOCL printer (Device Type: SAPWIN, Access Method: G)

Status test: "Frontend unavailable"

SP01 Log:

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SAP spool error log

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Print request processing log

The host spool is reporting errors

Unable to connect to output processor

Request postponed 1 times

Most important attributes of spool request

Request number 9707

Request name LIST1S LOCL SAPMSPAD_K91

Client 100

Owner username

Request attributes

Time created 2009090112464700

Remaining life +00007235959

Dispo 1 (Go/Hold) G

Dispo 2 (Keep/Delete) K

Dispo 3 (Indirect/Direct) D

Default output device LOCL

Default no. copies 1

Format X_65_200

Main print request characteristics

Spool request number 9707

Print request number 1

Print request attributes

Time created 2009090112464800

Output device LOCL

Format X_65_200

Character converter active when first problem occurred

No information available

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dev_PrintTrace log includes the following info:

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2009-09-01 11:15:18 CONTROL_CREATE failed with L_SUBRC 2

username calld = batch =

2009-09-01 11:15:18 CONTROL_CREATE failed with sy-subrc 1

username calld = batch =

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When printing with a printer with device type PDF1, and access method F through SAP GUI for Windows the SPAD status "Incorrect" occurs, but no info in the log.

The above PDF1-printer works perfectly through SAP GUI for HTML.

Scheduled printing through GUI for Windows with Device Type Post2 and Access Method U aslo works fine.

Any ideas for how to solve is very appreciated!

Thanks

[former_member194669]

> Status test: "Frontend unavailable"
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> username                           calld =    batch =
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> 2009-09-01  11:15:18 CONTROL_CREATE failed with sy-subrc                  1
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> username                           calld =    batch =

Its look like you are scheduling background job using frontend printer ?

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[Former Member]

Hm, no there is no scheduling going on. I get this by simply using Tx SPAD, Display Output Devices, Print this list, and selecting the LOCL printer.

Update: Regular frontend printing - i.e. not through scheduling - also works fine with Device Type Post2 and Access Method U.

Edited by: Oscar Ivarsson on Sep 2, 2009 11:04 AM

[Former Member]

Have you recently changed your GUI version? There may have been some updates as to how the front-end printing is made there. If so, can you check with an older version just to be sure?