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ALEX CHUAH (ac0@.uark.edu) wrote:
: 
: Could anyone show me the path to a program that would allow
: me to print postscript files to a HP LaserJet III?  The printer
: is linked to a PC(running DOS) but the problem is that the PC
: does not have the applications which are available at other
: PCs.  Thus i would like to print my work to a postscript
: file and take it over to the PC(with the printer) and
: use a small program that would print my postscript file.
: I need this file pretty urgently.  Any help would be much 
: appreciated.  Thanx.
: 
ASSUMING your LJ3 has a PostScript cartridge, what you want to do is
simply create a Print File (most programs will have a print to file
option), compress it if you must using LHA, PKZIP etc, bring it on a 
floppy to the PeeCee connected to the LJ3 and then do a :

COPY filename.prn PRN /b

The /b is probably NOT needed for most PostScript files but may solve
problems if you have embedded bitmaps etc.

If you DON'T have PostScript (even better, since it will be a LOT
faster) then you do the exact same thing but you MUST have the /b.  The
/b tells DOS to keep sending the file till there ain't anymore to send.
Without it, DOS stops at the first EOF that it finds.  Very frequent in
most non-PS output files.

NO PROGRAM NEEDED TO DO THIS.  Just use the good old Copy command!
Good luck.  E-mail me with success story or if you need more details.

KenHwee Tan
Natl Uni of Singapore