Print To File; File To Printer

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mitch

I've run into a problem when trying to print a very large (8.5x500") to
an HP Designjet Plotter. When I print directly from the program (1 page)
the program hangs just as it finishs but I can print successfully to a
file. However I don't know how to then print this file to the network
printer.

I've tried:

print /D:<printer> print.file

copy print.file <network printer path>

dragging the file to the printer

Any suggestions?

Mitch
 
You might try FTP. I've never done it to a plotter, but I do it fairly
regularly to our laser printer.

Just open an FTP session and use an anonymous login. Here's a sample session
that I used to print a document to one of my local printers:

C:\>ftp
ftp> open 172.31.0.27
Connected to 172.31.0.27.
220 FTP server ready.
User (172.31.0.27:(none)): anonymous
230 Password not required for anonymous.
ftp> binary
200 Type set to I.
ftp> send config.sys
200 PORT command successful.
150 BINARY data connection for CONFIG.SYS
250 Transfer complete.

Good luck,
John
 
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