MSDOS BASED PROGRAM

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Guest

I AM RUNNING WINDOWS XP ON A DELL SYSTEM USEING A USB PORT PTINTER. I HAVE A DOS BASED PROGRAM THAT I AM USEING TO EDIT CUT LENGTHS, THE PROGRAM RUNS FINE UNTILL I TRY TO PRINT IT OUT TO THE PRINTER, THE PROGRAM SITS IN THE PROCESSING MODE BUT REFUSES TO PRINT. I HAVE CONFIGURED THE PRINTER TO ACCEPT RAW AND TEXT BASE STYLES, BUT I AM STILL UNABLE TO GET A PRINTED PAGE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT I MISSED, THE USB PORT PRINTER, OR A CONFLICT WITH XP AND THE DOS PROGRAM. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED

THANKS
 
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neil

Perhaps it's because your printer is windows based and isn't able to print
from "DOS".

And try to stop posting using capital letters (it's regarded as shouting),
you may get more responses then.

Neil
YGGDRASILL said:
I AM RUNNING WINDOWS XP ON A DELL SYSTEM USEING A USB PORT PTINTER. I HAVE
A DOS BASED PROGRAM THAT I AM USEING TO EDIT CUT LENGTHS, THE PROGRAM RUNS
FINE UNTILL I TRY TO PRINT IT OUT TO THE PRINTER, THE PROGRAM SITS IN THE
PROCESSING MODE BUT REFUSES TO PRINT. I HAVE CONFIGURED THE PRINTER TO
ACCEPT RAW AND TEXT BASE STYLES, BUT I AM STILL UNABLE TO GET A PRINTED
PAGE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT I MISSED, THE USB PORT PRINTER, OR A CONFLICT
WITH XP AND THE DOS PROGRAM. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
 

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