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Article #1101Re: How do I send a binary file to a printer?
From: Keith Rice
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:56
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:56
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In <6536@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> georgew@tekig1.PEN.TEK.COM (George Walker) writes:
>I'm running Windows and I have a crummy printer, but I have access to
>another PC running DOS that has a laser printer. If I do a "print to file"
>from my word processor under Windows, with the correct printer setup, and
>then take that file to the DOS machine, how do I print the file? My DOS
>manual says that the DOS "print" command is only for text files.
>Thanks for any help.
Try "COPY filename LPT1" or "TYPE filename > LPT1"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!mercury.unt.edu!ponder!drice From: drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Keith Rice) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: How do I send a binary file to a printer? Message-ID: <drice.713818586@ponder> Date: 14 Aug 92 18:56:26 GMT Article-I.D.: ponder.drice.713818586 References: <6536@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> Sender: usenet@mercury.unt.edu (UNT USENet Adminstrator) Distribution: usa Organization: University of North Texas Lines: 18