Printing a file with print codes in it

Kenneth Brody kenbrody at bestweb.net
Wed Nov 29 15:37:35 PST 2006


Quoting Steve Wiltsie (Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:08:54 -0600):
[...]
> printer1=Local,hp-9xx,\\tsclient\c\temp\printfile.txt,Local print file
[...]
> The output file seems to contain all the needed print codes from filePro
> you would expect to see but when printed to the local printer, the codes
> print instead of execute.  I've tried various drivers for the local
> printer I'm using as a test - an HP DJ5550, but nothing seems to make it
> print in formatted mode rather than print the codes as part of the text.
>
> Has anyone addressed this issue before and found an acceptable solution?

How do you print the file once it's on the other system?

I do this all the time, by dropping to a command prompt and typing

    copy /b filename printername

For example:

    copy /h c:\temp\printfile.txt lpt1

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