If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
What, exactly, do you mean when you say you "upgraded" your computer.
Upgraded it from what to what? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "Jerry Bank" wrote in message .. . In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
I don't know about the OP's laser printer, but all of my printers here have the
option "Print to file" which does save it as a .prn file. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... The man needs to print to file (a PRN file, I think, not text file) from a DOS app, something that he can then send to the printer from Windows. Generic Text to File won't help. Unfortunately, Jerry knows more about it than I or most others here do. Hey, Jerry... I have a couple of old dot matrix printers... or maybe my Dad has them now. Might be the simplest solution to find a used one, not that it's that simple, g. You still have an LPT port? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "RobertVA" wrote in message ... Jerry Bank wrote: In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. Have your tried installing the Generic Text to file "printer" You would only need to click a file name and press the "Enter" key when the file name dialog appears. |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:11:06 GMT, Jerry Bank
put finger to keyboard and composed: In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. Try making your laser a network printer and then remap your LPT1 port to it: net use lpt1: \\printer_server\print_share Having said that, I wonder whether your laser and DMX printers speak the same language? For example, HP lasers use PCL whereas Epson DMX printers use ESC/P control language. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
I would stick with getting prn2dos to work - it is an extremely simple
little utility that uses no special features of DOS and should work in just about any type of DOS environment. Can you describe the changes you have made that might have caused prn2dos to stop working? Do you still have a LPT1 in the DOS where you are running the accounting application? What was the symptom of prn2dos ceasing to work? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Jerry Bank" wrote in message .. . In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
.....except that it should be prn2file, if it's the one I'm familiar with.
-- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... I would stick with getting prn2dos to work - it is an extremely simple little utility that uses no special features of DOS and should work in just about any type of DOS environment. Can you describe the changes you have made that might have caused prn2dos to stop working? Do you still have a LPT1 in the DOS where you are running the accounting application? What was the symptom of prn2dos ceasing to work? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Jerry Bank" wrote in message .. . In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
But do they have DOS drivers? Honest, I don't know much about this aspect,
and my laser printers are at the other house. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I don't know about the OP's laser printer, but all of my printers here have the option "Print to file" which does save it as a .prn file. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... The man needs to print to file (a PRN file, I think, not text file) from a DOS app, something that he can then send to the printer from Windows. Generic Text to File won't help. Unfortunately, Jerry knows more about it than I or most others here do. Hey, Jerry... I have a couple of old dot matrix printers... or maybe my Dad has them now. Might be the simplest solution to find a used one, not that it's that simple, g. You still have an LPT port? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "RobertVA" wrote in message ... Jerry Bank wrote: In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. Have your tried installing the Generic Text to file "printer" You would only need to click a file name and press the "Enter" key when the file name dialog appears. |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
I don't think DOS drivers are the problem, the problem is printing from DOS to a
USB printer and USB is supported in DOS. Frank has posted what the OP needs to do, set the printer as shared and direct the LPT1 port, which is supported in DOS, to the printer via the net use command. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... But do they have DOS drivers? Honest, I don't know much about this aspect, and my laser printers are at the other house. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I don't know about the OP's laser printer, but all of my printers here have the option "Print to file" which does save it as a .prn file. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... The man needs to print to file (a PRN file, I think, not text file) from a DOS app, something that he can then send to the printer from Windows. Generic Text to File won't help. Unfortunately, Jerry knows more about it than I or most others here do. Hey, Jerry... I have a couple of old dot matrix printers... or maybe my Dad has them now. Might be the simplest solution to find a used one, not that it's that simple, g. You still have an LPT port? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "RobertVA" wrote in message ... Jerry Bank wrote: In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. Have your tried installing the Generic Text to file "printer" You would only need to click a file name and press the "Enter" key when the file name dialog appears. |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
My fuzziness... I figure if you want to print from DOS, you need DOS print
drivers. I wouldn't expect modern printers to be able to do that, though I don't understand DOS printing all that well, not at all, in fact. Does an app just send the data to the LPT port? What converts it to PRN? My color laser printers (HP4550 and Konika-Minolta 3300) both take PS and PCL. Do they first convert it to PCL? My understanding is that they could handle both PS and PCL directly, without converting. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I don't think DOS drivers are the problem, the problem is printing from DOS to a USB printer and USB is supported in DOS. Frank has posted what the OP needs to do, set the printer as shared and direct the LPT1 port, which is supported in DOS, to the printer via the net use command. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... But do they have DOS drivers? Honest, I don't know much about this aspect, and my laser printers are at the other house. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... I don't know about the OP's laser printer, but all of my printers here have the option "Print to file" which does save it as a .prn file. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... The man needs to print to file (a PRN file, I think, not text file) from a DOS app, something that he can then send to the printer from Windows. Generic Text to File won't help. Unfortunately, Jerry knows more about it than I or most others here do. Hey, Jerry... I have a couple of old dot matrix printers... or maybe my Dad has them now. Might be the simplest solution to find a used one, not that it's that simple, g. You still have an LPT port? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "RobertVA" wrote in message ... Jerry Bank wrote: In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. Have your tried installing the Generic Text to file "printer" You would only need to click a file name and press the "Enter" key when the file name dialog appears. |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
Dummy printer
Aside from Franks great suggestion, if you don't mind doling out about $20.00 check
out DOSPrn 1.76. It's a program designed to enable the continued use of older DOS printing programs and today's newer LaserJet printers. It works with all OS's up to XP and does have a trial period so you can check it out before purchasing if it's what you need. http://www.dosprn.com/order.htm -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Jerry Bank" wrote in message .. . In article , says... You requirement is not quite clear. Does the file you are creating have to be a print file for a particular type of printer? This would a file that you then transfer to another machine that has that type of printer attached, and copy to that printer in order to print it. Or are you trying to use a print procedure to create a certain document type, such as plain text or postscript or PDF? Let me explain precisely what I am trying to do. I have an ancient dos program that I use to do accounting for a very small business. I would like to continue using it. However, while it was able to print its reports to my old dot-matrix printer, it really can't handle my current laser printer. The program itself only prints to lpt1. Previously I used the simple program prn2dos, which sent the printing to a file, which I then edited and printed out in Windows. Since upgrading my computer it no longer works. I have been trying to find a way to do this task. I did find a program called dos2usb, but it only works erratically. I would very much appreciate any suggestions as to how I can solve this problem. Thanks. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Dummy printer | Gary S. Terhune[_2_] | General | 21 | August 23rd 07 08:59 PM |
I am a dummy | Software & Applications | 1 | September 2nd 04 12:53 AM | |
HELP!!! HELP!! Windows Dummy here | Sharon | Monitors & Displays | 2 | July 6th 04 05:21 PM |
DUMMY NEEDS HELP!!!!! | GypsyJana | General | 8 | June 30th 04 02:48 AM |
Help The Dummy Please | Job | General | 1 | June 25th 04 05:35 AM |