Printing a file with print codes in it

[Steve Wiltsie]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Brody" <kenbrody at bestweb.net>
To: "Steve Wiltsie" <swiltsie at micro-mui.com>
Cc: "filePro Mailing List" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Printing a file with print codes in it


> 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
>

Ken,

Thanks, I'll try that.  Help on 'copy' says the /b handles it as a binary
file.  I guess that is needed for formatted printer output?  I can't find
anything about the /h though.

Steve