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Warning for using >1 NAS with printing on x64-OS

NinlilNinlil Member Posts: 20
edited 2009-02-19 in NAV Tips & Tricks
Since NAS (at least the versions I've seen) is a 32-bit application, it "suffers" from being "boxed" in the WOW64-mode in a 64-bit OS (Windows Server 2003 x64, Vista x64 a.s.o)

The following link has Microsoft's view on things:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923357 (someone please fix this in a better way [-o< )

But to be brief:
The first 32-bit application that prints anything seems to "lock" any other sessions that wants to print from a 32-bit application.

This WILL occur if you have >1 NAS that runs "Reports" that print (to either virtual or real printer).
Since the NAS-session "never" closes, only reconnects, only the first one will get it's report printed.
Any other NAS will get "Cannot print" in the Event-log (it looks like the error in old version where NAS could not handle extra report-permission to modify "indirect"-tables)

Solution:
Don't run a printing NAS on a 64-bit, use a 32-bit OS instead.

Just a warning to you all, before you consider suicide for not finding this. ](*,)
(it took me >8 hrs #-o using Sysinterals "Process Monitor" and going thru >100K log-entries)

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    ara3nara3n Member Posts: 9,255
    Would we have the same issue then with Service Tier for 2009? if it is running on 64 bit OS? The Service tier is 32 bit as well.
    Ahmed Rashed Amini
    Independent Consultant/Developer


    blog: https://dynamicsuser.net/nav/b/ara3n
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    kinekine Member Posts: 12,562
    Service tier is not printing anything... if you want to print something automatically, you will still need to use NAS... ;-)
    Kamil Sacek
    MVP - Dynamics NAV
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    MaciMaci Member Posts: 65
    I´ll thank you you can answer the question: is imposible to start a NAS in a 64-bit server? I´m interesed in the versions 3.70, 4 and 5.

    Thanks
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    ara3nara3n Member Posts: 9,255
    No, it's not impossible. I have several clients that have 64 bit os and they run NAS on it.
    Ahmed Rashed Amini
    Independent Consultant/Developer


    blog: https://dynamicsuser.net/nav/b/ara3n
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    kinekine Member Posts: 12,562
    Yes, NAS can be run on 64bit but only in WOW mode... but it is running without problems (or only with some small problems which can be solved).
    Kamil Sacek
    MVP - Dynamics NAV
    My BLOG
    NAVERTICA a.s.
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    ajhvdbajhvdb Member Posts: 672
    kine wrote:
    Yes, NAS can be run on 64bit but only in WOW mode... but it is running without problems (or only with some small problems which can be solved).

    What is WOW? I must be simple... #-o
    Create dynamic Excel or Word documents, ReportX
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    kinekine Member Posts: 12,562
    Windows On Windows (not World Of Warcraft) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOW64
    Kamil Sacek
    MVP - Dynamics NAV
    My BLOG
    NAVERTICA a.s.
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