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Article #1176Re: How do I send a binary file to a printer?
From: bevans
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 01:45
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 01:45
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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. COPY the file to the device (e.g. LPT1:) with the /b switch which: "causes MS-DOS to copy data to the device in binary mode...all characters (including special control characters) are copied to the device as data." -from TFM Bill
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!torn!csd.unb.ca!mta.ca!BEVANS From: bevans@mta.ca Subject: Re: How do I send a binary file to a printer? Message-ID: <1992Aug17.014525.27506@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> Sender: news@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca Reply-To: bevans@mta.ca Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada References: <6536@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM>,<drice.713818586@ponder> Distribution: usa Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 01:45:25 GMT Lines: 17