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- From: geo@netcom.com (George Pontis)
- Subject: Re: Can I Laserprint from DOS Command Line?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.154129.2698@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Nov5.064352.6170@gw.wmich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:41:29 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- cooneys@gw.wmich.edu writes:
-
- >I got a new laser printer (RealTech 9 ppm) hooked up to a
- >Mac and a PC. On the PC, the printer works fine from Windows
- >and from WordPerfect 5.1 in the DOS world.
-
- >However, I can no longer print from the DOS command line, as
- >I used to be able to do with my old dot matrix printer. When
- >I try to (either by Print Screen command, or a PRINT
- >command) the data light on the printer flashes, but nothing
- >else happens.
-
- > ...
-
- >Anybody got any idea? I'll be grateful.
-
- The problem is that when you press PrtScr, or try to print from the command
- line, you are sending the printer TEXT. The printer needs a Postscript file,
- which amounts to that same text with a Postscript header and trailer. There
- is probably a TSR program that you can load that will fix the PrtScr key.
- To print from the command line, there are several programs that you can use
- that will take the text and wrap it up with a header and trailer. Most have
- other convenient features like allowing you to set margins and text fonts.
-
- I have a QMS PS410 that looks at the incoming data, and then either sends it
- to the PostScript interpreter, or emulates an HP LaserJet II. If your printer
- has a similar feature, then perhaps all you would have to do is enable the
- non-postscript emulation.
-
- George
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- George Pontis ( geo@netcom.COM )
-