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- Subject: using DR DOS 6 Script utility
- Message-ID: <1992Aug17.150555.391@cine88.cineca.it>
- From: Marco Simionato <simion@iveuncc.unive.it>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 15:05:54 +0100
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- Organization: University of Venezia
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- I have DR DOS 6 on my 386sx machine, which is connected to a PostScript
- Apple Personal LaserWriter NTR. The Script utility allows me to print
- text files from the Dos command line. This utility can be installed as
- TSR, so that it will intercept and elaborate all jobs directed to the
- printer. Despite this, I cannot have files printed from basic Dos apps,
- such as MS Edit or DR DOSBOOK. The fact is that, to be installed as a
- TSR, Script requires two parameters: an input peripheral and an output
- peripheral. The two parameters cannot be the same. Now, my printer is
- connected to LPT1. If we assume that, for example, MS Edit prints by
- default to LPT1, I would have to tell Script to take all jobs directed to
- LPT1, elaborate them and send them to, say, LPT2 - which I just don't
- have.
- Conversely, if I set with the SET ot MODE commands LPT1=LPT2 - or the
- other way round - and the Script input peripheral as LPT2 ... well, I
- think you got my idea. Simply, none of these tricks works.
-
- Any help greatly appreciated.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Marco Simionato
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