dos printing

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Is there a freeware application similar to dosprint that allows you to
redirect the print output from lpt1 to a windows printer using win98? I
have searched but it seems that dosprint is the only app I can find it
that purports to be able to do this but for $40.

Hopefully I can find something that will automatically redirect the
output from dos apps directly to the printer.
 
Yep <[email protected]> wrote:
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Is there a freeware application similar to dosprint that allows you to
redirect the print output from lpt1 to a windows printer using win98? I
have searched but it seems that dosprint is the only app I can find it
that purports to be able to do this but for $40.
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Hopefully I can find something that will automatically redirect the
output from dos apps directly to the printer.
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What sort of DOS apps are you using and what types of printing?

If necessary, redirect output to a file first:

whereis my.exe > temp.txt

And then print the file:

copy temp.txt prn

I can print from DOS edit.com onto my DeskJet under 98SE. I don't have
any other DOS apps to try right now. If you can't print from edit you
might need to find and reload your printer drivers.
 
What sort of DOS apps are you using and what types of printing?

If necessary, redirect output to a file first:

whereis my.exe > temp.txt

And then print the file:

copy temp.txt prn

I can print from DOS edit.com onto my DeskJet under 98SE. I don't have
any other DOS apps to try right now. If you can't print from edit you
might need to find and reload your printer drivers.


http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/17725.html
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WinAids .
DOS access and PRINTouts for Win95/98/2K. Free
PRINT program enabling a Printout to be made of any ASCII file.
 
Yep said:
I am printing from a DOS app (in a DOS window in Win98) that will only
print to LPT1 or LPT2. I need to be able to redirect to a network
printer but it won't work with the usual "capture port" method since the
network printer is a print server. If there were a way to make whatever
is printed to an LPT port instead go to that windows printer it would
work.


That wouldn't be convenient due to the volume printed or the ability of
the operator.;)
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Setup up a network driver for the printer and then turn on print capture
in the driver
Regards
Lee
 
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Is there a freeware application similar to dosprint that allows you to
redirect the print output from lpt1 to a windows printer using win98?
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Haven't followed this thread as such, but chanced on the following just
after reading one answer. OK, it's from a page of CMD-line tools under
(mostly) NT, but maybe ...?

SNIPPED ...Set Default Printer is a command line utility for setting which
printer or other output device is to be used by default under Windows
95/98/NT. The developer recommends running this program from the startup
folder or placing it in the task scheduler. This is completely functional
freeware

http://www.cmdtools.com/files/sdp15.zip
 
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