Concatenate print file

[Guest]

Hi: I have several *.prn files that I need to concatenate prior to print
submission.

What is a simple batch file that can be executed within XP?

Thanks.

 

[Steve Shattuck]

Hi: I have several *.prn files that I need to concatenate prior to print

submission.

What is a simple batch file that can be executed within XP?

From the DOS Copy help file:

To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files
for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format).

Just be aware that if the .prn files contain printer control codes, it is
unlikely that a copying the concatenated file to the printer will actually
work.

 

[Tim Slattery]

From the DOS Copy help file:

To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files
for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format).

Just be aware that if the .prn files contain printer control codes, it is
unlikely that a copying the concatenated file to the printer will actually
work.

Also, a *.prn file may contain codes for any printer, and two *.prns
may have codes for two different printers. In that case, concatenating
them would only produce gibberish.