Dos printing problem via WinNT (AREV Specific)
At 01 DEC 1999 04:46:46AM Mike Conway wrote:
I have a slight problem printing a dos file direct to LPT1.
Performing the copy to LPT1 command at the DOS prompt works fine, when using PCPERFORM on a WINNT station at the TCL line the file does not print. However if i used the same PCPERFORM on a Win95 Station the file will print. I am not sure why this is occuring.
I am using Arev version 3.12, and NT version 4 service pack 5.
At 01 DEC 1999 03:24PM Steve Smith wrote:
What are the exact commands you are using?
steve@state-of-the-art.com.au
At 02 DEC 1999 10:51AM MIKE CONWAY wrote:
I have a DOS file which from the Dos prompt will print with:
COPY DOS_FILE TO LPT1.
With PCPERFORM i am typing in.
PCPERFORM "COPY DOS_FILE TO LPT1".
I have tried, SUSPEND and SUSPEND EXIT with this command.
Also tried was the dos command TYPE with ] LPT1.
This odd thing is that WIN95 will print with the above PCPERFORM line.
Would you know if something is odd with WINNT??
At 02 DEC 1999 03:34PM Steve Smith wrote:
Try at the DOS prompt:
COPY MYFILE LPT1 /B
or
COPY MYFILE PRN /B
The word TO is not being parsed by the DOS command shell. The /B ensures that all the file gets to where it is meant to go.
Steve
At 06 DEC 1999 06:20AM MIKE CONWAY wrote:
Thankyou steve the /B param worked fine.