Print to file when using a USB connected printer

[DC]

I often have to print stuff on another printer. In the 'good old times' I could
just print to file and use:
copy myjob.prn prn /b

Unfortunately above does not seem to work with USB connection or am I missing
something?

 

[Don Phillipson]

I often have to print stuff on another printer. In the 'good old times' I could
just print to file and use:
copy myjob.prn prn /b

Unfortunately above does not seem to work with USB connection or am I missing
something?

COPY PRN is a DOS command.
If you wanted to use a USB device (printer) via DOS
you would have to load a DOS driver for the device
first. No DOS drivers are supplied by USB device
vendors.

Alternative printing methds depend on the OS under
which you would be printing. E.g. Windows OSs all
prefer graphic rather than lineprint modes.

 

[measekite]

DOS HA HA HA TRY ANH ABACUS

COPY PRN is a DOS command.
If you wanted to use a USB device (printer) via DOS
you would have to load a DOS driver for the device
first. No DOS drivers are supplied by USB device
vendors.

Alternative printing methds depend on the OS under
which you would be printing. E.g. Windows OSs all
prefer graphic rather than lineprint modes.

 

[DC]

COPY PRN is a DOS command.
If you wanted to use a USB device (printer) via DOS
you would have to load a DOS driver for the device
first. No DOS drivers are supplied by USB device
vendors.

Alternative printing methds depend on the OS under
which you would be printing. E.g. Windows OSs all
prefer graphic rather than lineprint modes.

I found a solution on the net:
prnprint.exe

Does just what I need and has a command prompt interface also.

 

[Lou]

I found a solution on the net:
prnprint.exe

Does just what I need and has a command prompt interface also.

URL??

 

[DC]

URL??

After googling for something like this I found Russ Wright's great utility:
http://www.magma.ca/~russrite

I think I downloaded it from another server but just google for:
prnprint russ wright
and you'll find it.

 

[Davide Guolo]

DC,

copy myjob.prn prn /b

Unfortunately above does not seem to work with USB connection or am I
missing
something?

you have to share the USB printer, then:

NET USE LPT1: \\My_own_machine\My_Shared_Printer

will map the LPT1 port to your locally connected shared printer.

Now "COPY MYJOB.PRN LPT1:" will work ok.

To remove the redirection you can:

NET USE LPT1: /D

Kind regards,
Davide Guolo
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[Shadow]

After googling for something like this I found Russ Wright's great utility:
http://www.magma.ca/~russrite

His links are a mess. Try this:

http://www.magma.ca/~russrite/PrinterCheck/PrinterCheck_v225.exe
http://www.magma.ca/~russrite/PrnPrint/PrnPrint_v325.exe