Thanks so far...
Now I get a blank page from the printer...
Thats a little progress...
How do I get my data from my financeapp on the blank page???
Hope you have an idea...
This is a very good question. I know jack about your software. I know
brothers often support the following emulation
HP LaserJet
EPSON FX-850
IBM ProPrinter XL
You can for laughs type in the following at the command prompt
echo test [ctrl-l] > lpt1:
were [ctrl-l] IIRC represents the ctrl key on your keyboard and would
be represented on the scrren as
echo test ^L > lpt1:
This will at least tell you if things are working and if your printer
driver will inturperate straight ascii. It's possible that it does not
in which case you might have to switch to using a different printer
driver, like an HP laserjet II. Basicly add a printer, select the USB
virtual port that corisponds to your printer, and select HP and
Laserjet II for example .
This is assuming that this model of brother supports HP emulation. You
may have to consult your manual or support about emulation. The
HL-2070N for example supports these things, I have no clue about your
model.
However. this is a big however. It's just as likely that there might
not be any hope for you. Not to be an ass master but printing from dos
apps can be very touchy in the 21th century. You can solve the usb
problem by going over the network even via the loopback interface but
there still is a language problem unless you buy a printer that
supports
1. Postscript. Big popular and universal
2. HP emulation - big popular and most often supported
3. EPSON FX emulation- Popular among dot matrix printers, even current
OKIs support Epson emulation. Many lasers supported this as well.
4. IBM Proprinter - Usually that option that no one uses unless it's
their only choice.
If you can't get this printer to work, find out what your software
supports and pick a printer. HP and Epson are likely. On a new printer
you might spend more money on something that works. On an old printer
esp old parallel lasers it's likely not so much of an issue. It might
be possible you might have to switch to a new version of the software
to support windows printers. It's up to you which is worth your
investement... printer that works or software that works with windows
printers. If it was me i'd be hitting the local forsale groups for
older HP lasers.
In theory in windows there are options for dos printing support, but as
this isn't an issue I deal with often I know nothing about that.
Best of luck to you.
