Printing from a PRN File

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I received from a friend a printing file ( *.prn ) in a diskette.
I tried to print the file by going directly to my default printer but it did
not work.
How can I print from a *.prn file, please ?
Thanks for assistance.
 
Sdruws said:
I received from a friend a printing file ( *.prn ) in a diskette.
I tried to print the file by going directly to my default printer but it did
not work.
How can I print from a *.prn file, please ?
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COPY /b {filename} LPT1
will work unless the printer is USB. In this case you cannot print the
file.
 
I'm sure someone out there as a better way, but basically you have to create
a batch file similar to the one below.

copy %1 lpt1 /b

then create a shortcut to it and place it in your Send To folder

I received from a friend a printing file ( *.prn ) in a diskette.
I tried to print the file by going directly to my default printer but it did
not work.
How can I print from a *.prn file, please ?
Thanks for assistance.
 
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Sdruws said:
I received from a friend a printing file ( *.prn ) in a
diskette.
I tried to print the file by going directly to my default
printer but
it did not work.
How can I print from a *.prn file, please ?
Thanks for assistance.
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Assuming that your printer is connected to a parallel Port, go to
Start | Run, and issue the following command:

copy /b a:filename.prn lpt1

However there's a big caveat here. What printer driver did your
friend use when he created the file.?Assuming that it was the
driver for his printer, and that his printer is different from
your printer, it's very likely that the result of printing this
file will be garbage. If your friend wants to give you files to
print this way, he should do so by using a driver for *your*
printer.
 
I don't suppose there's any way to do something similar with a USB connected
printer?


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Sdruws said:
I received from a friend a printing file ( *.prn ) in a
diskette.
I tried to print the file by going directly to my default
printer but
it did not work.
How can I print from a *.prn file, please ?
Thanks for assistance.
Click to expand...


Assuming that your printer is connected to a parallel Port, go to
Start | Run, and issue the following command:

copy /b a:filename.prn lpt1

However there's a big caveat here. What printer driver did your
friend use when he created the file.?Assuming that it was the
driver for his printer, and that his printer is different from
your printer, it's very likely that the result of printing this
file will be garbage. If your friend wants to give you files to
print this way, he should do so by using a driver for *your*
printer.
 
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Raoul said:
I don't suppose there's any way to do something similar with a
USB
connected printer?
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Set the printer to Shared, and make note of the name that you
give it.

Then go to Start | Run, and enter the line

NET USE LPT1 \\name of your computer\shared name of printer

You will now be able to issue the command

COPY /b \path\filename.prn LPT1:
 
I thank u all for interest but as my printer is connected to USB, I fear
there is no solution for the problem, which pse be so kind to confirm.
 
In
Sdruws said:
I thank u all for interest but as my printer is connected to
USB, I
fear there is no solution for the problem, which pse be so kind
to
confirm.
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That's not correct. Read my recent message in this thread.
 
Sorry to take a bit of time from your patience but as far as I ustand, you
were refering to LPT1 in your thread and I only have USB in my system.
 
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Sdruws said:
Sorry to take a bit of time from your patience but as far as I
ustand, you were refering to LPT1 in your thread and I only
have USB
in my system.
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Please quote the message you're referring to.

That was my first message. Here's the second one again:


Set the printer to Shared, and make note of the name that you
give it.

Then go to Start | Run, and enter the line

NET USE LPT1 \\name of your computer\shared name of printer

You will now be able to issue the command

COPY /b \path\filename.prn LPT1:
 
Sdruws said:
I received from a friend a printing file ( *.prn ) in a diskette.
I tried to print the file by going directly to my default printer but it did
not work.
How can I print from a *.prn file, please ?
Thanks for assistance.
Click to expand...
I use a program called "prnprint.exe" and can be found at
(e-mail address removed). It is free and I have used it for several
years and it works real easy.
 
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