Printing to file

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AustinBob

I've got an HP 1300 which has a very different port
designation (DOT4_001) that isn't accessible from a DOS
program that I use. I've created a port that will Print
to File that I should be able to use. The PtF uses the
1300's drivers using PCL6. When the file is created, I'd
hoped to be able to just drop the file onto the printer to
create the printout but there's no program associated with
the file type (I was leaving the extension blank) so I get
an error.

Can anyone point me to information that will help me get
this worked out?
 
AustinBob,
Can anyone point me to information that will help me get
this worked out?
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First you have to share the printer on the LAN (say \\mypc\myprinter), then
open a Command Prompt and type:

COPY filename.prn \\mypc\myprinter

or have a look at Printfil, which enables your DOS app. to directly print to
your Windows printer (and virtual printers also - fax modems, PDF
writers...) with many extras.

Kind regards,
Davide Guolo
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Printfil - Windows Printing System for Applications
http://www.guolo.com/printfil
Odbc4All - Connection to ODBC Data Sources for any Application
http://www.guolo.com/odbc4all
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