An LU3 print job may appear redirected to multiple printers

An LU3 print job may appear redirected to multiple printers when you use Host Integration Server 2000. The same print job prints correctly when you use Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 or SNA Server 3.0.

The print server of the Host Integration Server 2000 is not keeping the screen and the attribute buffers between brackets in LU3 sessions. Data from previous brackets may be printed in the next bracket if an ERASE/WRITE command is not issued. When there are multiple sessions, the data and the attribute buffers may become reassigned to different sessions when the brackets are reopened. Data may become mixed between the sessions. A later print job may reuse the buffer. Depending on the data stream from the mainframe, the data in the buffer may not be cleared. This causes the stored data in the buffer to print on the second printer.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

For more information about the effect on the print output ("More Information" section), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: