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W.E Fagerberg - 27 Jun 2005 23:33 GMT

I've used "Print to File" to get some files to a service bureau for
specialized printing. Now I'd like to go ahead and print a couple of these
on my own printer. How does one enter a ".PRN" file into the print queue
for the printer that wrote the file? (WIN 98SE, Canon S520 on USB.)

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Jeff Richards - 28 Jun 2005 09:56 GMT

Use the DOS copy command to copy the file to the printer, such as
COPY SAMPLE.PRN LPT1

Note that this will only work if the PRN file was originally created for the
same printer as installed on your machine. It's usually simpler to re-print
the file from the original document.

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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> I've used "Print to File" to get some files to a service bureau for
> specialized printing. Now I'd like to go ahead and print a couple of
> these
> on my own printer. How does one enter a ".PRN" file into the print queue
> for the printer that wrote the file? (WIN 98SE, Canon S520 on USB.)

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Tom Ferguson - 04 Jul 2005 17:05 GMT

As a PSto Jeff's correct information:

I would use the /b switch with the copy command as in

copy /b sample.prn lpt1

This causes the copy to be in binary mode rather than ANSI/ASCII.
Otherwise, the print job might terminate before completion if the data
stream happens to contain a bit pattern that matches a printer control
command.

Also, if needed or convenient, the command can process a fully-qualified
path as in

copy /b d:\letters\sample.prn lpt1

Note that this method is geared to printers attached to parallel printer
ports rather than USB.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

: Use the DOS copy command to copy the file to the printer, such as
: COPY SAMPLE.PRN LPT1
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: > on my own printer. How does one enter a ".PRN" file into the print queue
: > for the printer that wrote the file? (WIN 98SE, Canon S520 on USB.)

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