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From: Christopher Mosley <cmosley@voicenet.com>
Subject: Re: control printer
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Christopher Mosley <cmosley@voicenet.com> wrote:
> Den <dirvine@psln.com> wrote:
>> Is there a way to control a printer from k95. Can I send commands to a
>> printer to make it switch to landscape mode and print in a different font?
>> Dennis
> I would think so, the codes for controlling the printer are documented in
> the manual that comes with the printer. These codes are what makes a word
> processor file different from a text file. By running small programs
> that send these codes to the printer using the kermit run command you could
> change the behavior of the printer. I don't know but conflicts might
> occur if you were to try to send escape sequences within the the print
> escape sequence or try to print a file with embedded codes using the
> print escape sequence if you were printing from a remote system.
> But you could set up a printer by running these local programs from
> the remote using apc or the incredibly amazing remote and local
> procedures? that may be coming in the next release of kermit.
> If k95 allows you to select a printer and has some built
> in mechanism to accomplish this - I have no idea.
> just guessing
>
But I can see my speculating was in vain, and from Jeffrey Altmans
response; I see there is already a mechanism to accomplish this.
Geesh