lpt1 redirect to USB

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Hi guys

sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still fight with
some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse you can't
change this.

The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult to print
from this apps.
ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or so we
used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for any unknown
reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirect the
LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.

So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB, I would
appreciate if get this solution.

cheers

Daniel
 
The following link has a description of one method. It was written with a
particular use in mind but the actual method is general in application.

http://www.decompile.com/dataflex/tips/usb_printer.htm

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User


: Hi guys
:
: sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still fight with
: some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse you can't
: change this.
:
: The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult to
print
: from this apps.
: ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or so we
: used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for any unknown
: reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirect
the
: LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.
:
: So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB, I would
: appreciate if get this solution.
:
: cheers
:
: Daniel
 
Daniel said:
Hi guys

sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still figh
with
some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse yo
can't
change this.

The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult t
print
from this apps.
ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or s
we
used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for an
unknown
reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirec
the
LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.

So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB,
would
appreciate if get this solution.

cheers

Daniel
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Hi Daniel,
Maybe this app will help;
'Prinfil' (http://www.guolo.com/printfil/english.htm)
Treema
 
Thomas Ferguson said:
The following link has a description of one method. It was written with a
particular use in mind but the actual method is general in application.

http://www.decompile.com/dataflex/tips/usb_printer.htm

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User


: Hi guys
:
: sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still fight with
: some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse you can't
: change this.
:
: The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult to
print
: from this apps.
: ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or so we
: used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for any unknown
: reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirect
the
: LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.
:
: So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB, I would
: appreciate if get this solution.
:
: cheers
:
: Daniel

Thanks Thomas
Click to expand...

that fixed my problem. :)

cheers Daniel
 
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