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From: carlg@world.std.com (Carl E Gundel)
Subject: Re: SmalltalkExpress error
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 05:00:58 GMT
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David,

Are you using a Canon Printer (or driver)?  I've seen this kind of error
using the newer BJC printer drivers.  Try an older one.

Carl

David Wegener (wegenerd@postoffice.worldnet.att.net) wrote:
: I am very new to small talk and have downloaded smalltalk express to
: help learn the language.  However, whenever an attempt is made to write
: to a file the following error occurs.
: FileHandle(Object)>>error:
: FileHandle>>writeFrom:toPage:for:pageSize:
: FileHandle>>writeFrom:toPosition:for:

: writeFrom: aString toPage: anInteger for: size pageSize: sizeInteger
:         "Private - Write size bytes of aString to
:          the receiver file at page number anInteger.
:          Page size is sizeInteger."
:     <primitive: 97>
:     ^self error: 'error writing file buffer'.
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