Print .PRN file

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I tried this command in MS-DOS prompt

copy filename.prn lpt1

but did not work. I typed Mode, and I got the following
message:

Status for device LPT1:
Printer output is not being rerouted

FYI, the printer in LPT1 is my default printer.
Does anybody have this kind of problem before?
 
Try this

copy filename.prn \\systemname\printersharename

The printer has to be shared for this to work.
 
Thank-you for this timely tip. Ironically, I was having
pretty much the same problem and judging by the date at
about the same time. Using your tip I went in the
printers dialog box gave my printer a shared name, checked
out the "systemname" in the Network Identification tab of
my System Properties and then at the command line of a DOS
window I followed your syntax and got the desired result.
Again Thank-you
 
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