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>hjanssen@cbnewse.cb.att.com (hank janssen) writes:
>> For all you MSDOS wizards out there. Maybe a stupid question.
>> I have an application that prints out data from a very old DB system.
>> I need to get the output of a list from the database in a flat file.
>> (THe database is very old, and i have no DB access routines)
>> 
>> I can print pre-made lists. But they always go to the printer.
>> Is there aneasy way for me to intercept the stuff going to the printer
>> and route it to go to a file.
>> 

I don't know if it'll work for you, but I've had reasonable success with
a program called VPRINT.  It does just what you want - it redirects printer
output to a file.

You can find VPRINT at WUarchive (wuarchive.wustl.edu) in the
/mirrors/msdos/geoworks directory, I believe.

Hope this info helps!

					-Bill


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