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Article #1346Re: PRINT.EXE a binary file?
From: Allen J Michielsen
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 00:21
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 00:21
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In ar@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> yawei@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (~{QG9p~}) writes:
>In mailbox.syr.edu> amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) writes:
>
>>>It turned out that PRINT.EXE was only equiped to handle non-binary
>>>files! (This was confirmed after checking the manuals.) An
>>I didn't see it...many dos level programs intended...have a... /b switch for
>>use with binary files. Try print /b file.ext
>/b is already used (for block size, I think). I checked all the
>possible single letter switches and failed to turn up anything.
In another quest, I stumbled across dmp205.zip (or at some sites dmp205.zoo)
This lookes like a all around print program, spooling, port redirection,
character remapping or substitution (for convincing non-compatible printers
to be compatible with your software). ... It appears to be shareware
and may include a ad for the commercial version. One nice thing appears
to be the way the serial driver claims to be written. The user has the a
ability to select the serial handshaking method (signal or signals).
I didn't actually try it, but did browse the documentation...
It appeared on almost all of the common ftp archive sites.
al
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!newstand.syr.edu!rodan.acs.syr.edu!amichiel From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) Subject: Re: PRINT.EXE a binary file? Message-ID: <1992Sep7.202112.23529@newstand.syr.edu> Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY References: <BtzFH9.G3J@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Sep5.001106.24945@newstand.syr.edu> <Bu66JK.Dxv@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 92 20:21:12 EDT Lines: 26