Print a File that was created Using Print to File

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Jay Moritz

I have a printer on a separate network that I would like
to print a document to. I set up the print driver on my
computer with the output being to a file. This worked
like it is supposed to, I then brought the resulting file
to the other computer with the printer and tried to just
drop the file on the printer in the Printers & Faxes
window and it tells me that there is no program
associated with the file. I don't want to associate a
program I just want to send the file to the printer. Both
computers are Windows XP Pro. HELP! :)

Thanks in advance,
Jay
 
If the printer is connected to LPT1, you can do it from the command line
using the copy command:
copy foo.prn LPT1:

Else you'll need to share out the printer and then use the copy command on
the resulting UNC (\\yourserver\yourshare) path:

copy foo.prn \\yourserver\yourshare.

The foo.prn must be generated with PRECISELY the right driver, and the right
settings for that printer instance. For instance, if the queue on the
machine you generated it on is set to, say 64 MB RAM installed in printer,
the driver will use that. If you send that job to a printer with 32MB
installed, it may generate an out-of-memory error.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Moritz" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 4:33 PM
Subject: Print a File that was created Using Print to File
 
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