The point is, you ARE printing to a file. A .PRN file is the output of a
printer driver that's been directed to a file instead of a printer port; it
contains not only the data to be printed, but also in-line commands specific
to the type of printer driver used which tell the printer how to print the
data. The idea is you create an output file for a printer that you can
later COPY to the printer to print it. You do this from a Command Prompt:
Copy /B (filename).PRN LPT1:
..PRN files are NOT designed to be opened by a program, they're sole purpose
is to be sent directly to a printer
Hal
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"Luke Oleschak" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> When ever I click on Print to File, it comes up on my
> desktop. However, when i got to open it, i get a popup
> saying windows can't open the file because it needs to
> know what program created it. it says "type of file"----
> [*.prn], it gives me two options, look on internet or
> browse hard drive for program to open it. neither one
> works.HELP!!
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