prn files

[Guest]

Hello all,

I have several *.prn files that I have saved from a laptop which I didn't
have a printer on. Now, from another machine, I need to open and print these
files. How do I do so? Thanks in advance.

 

[Kenny S]

http://www.magma.ca/~russrite/PrnPrint/

 

[Ken Blake]

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I have several *.prn files that I have saved from a laptop
which I
didn't have a printer on. Now, from another machine, I need to
open
and print these files. How do I do so? Thanks in advance.

Assuming that your printer is connected to a parallel port, go to
Start | Run, and for each of the files enter the line

copy \path\filename.prn lpt1 /b

However, one thing to be aware of: when you created these prn
files, what printer driver did you use? Depending on what that
was, and how compatible it is with the printer you now have, the
printed results may or may not come out correctly.

 

[S.Sengupta]

http://www.chami.com/tips/windows/122196W.html

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I have several *.prn files that I have saved from a laptop which I
didn't have a printer on. Now, from another machine, I need to open
and print these files. How do I do so?

Type in the command prompt window (example for LPT1):

COPY /b path\filename.prn LPT1:

Note that binary *.prn files can be used with the same printer model
only.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, I am not working with the
original printer driver and my currect printer is connected by USB. Is there
a way around these problems? Thanks again.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, I am not working with the
original printer driver and my currect printer is connected by USB. Is there
a way around these problems? Thanks again.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, I am not working with the
original printer driver and my currect printer is connected by USB. Is there
a way around these problems? Thanks again.

 

[Bob I]

The "contents" of the prn file is constructed by the printer driver so
that the printer will understand it. Different printer results may well
be garbage, unless the printer is darn near identical, read can use
exactly the same driver. The ONLY way around it is to locate the same
model printer and send the printout to it. Anything else will result in
garbage coming out of the printer.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, I am not
working with
the original printer driver and my currect printer is connected
by
USB. Is there a way around these problems? Thanks again.

Unless the printers are very closely-related models, there is
really no way around the driver problem (short of finding a
computer somewhere with the correct printer installed). You will
probably get gibberish if you print it with your current printer.

Regarding the USB connection, the easiest solution is to use a
third-party program. I have no experience with any of these, so I
won't recommend one, but I believe there are a couple of choices.
Perhaps someone else here can recommend one, but if you don't get
a recommendation, try googling for one.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. The printer I'm using on the current computer is in the same HP
product line as was on the laptop. I don't know if that gives me any hope or
not. Do you have any knowledge or method to deal with the USB part of this
issue?

 

[Guest]

Thanks. The printer I'm using on the current computer is in the same HP
product line as was on the laptop. I don't know if that gives me any hope or
not. What would I google for to deal with the USB part of this issue? Is
there a way for me to open the file to view on screen? Possibly save to
another format?

 

[Bob I]

Ok, Set the printer to Shared(note what you share it as), after that is
set up you will use

NET USE LPT1 \\"name of your computer"\"shared name of printer"

at the command prompt

This will allow you do

COPY /b path\filename.prn LPT1:

and send the file to the printer.

Thanks. The printer I'm using on the current computer is in the same HP
product line as was on the laptop. I don't know if that gives me any hope or
not. Do you have any knowledge or method to deal with the USB part of this
issue?


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[Bob I]

IN Line

Thanks. The printer I'm using on the current computer is in the same HP
product line as was on the laptop. I don't know if that gives me any hope or
not. What would I google for to deal with the USB part of this issue?

See reply to previous post(NET USE)

Is

there a way for me to open the file to view on screen?

Not so you could actually make any sense of the character strings.

Possibly save to

another format?

Nope, it's a file designed to be sent to a specific piece of
hardware(printer) as a data stream.

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[Ken Blake]

In

Thanks. The printer I'm using on the current computer is in
the same
HP product line as was on the laptop. I don't know if that
gives me
any hope or not.

It might. It would probably be worth trying anyway. You don't
really have anything to lose, assuming that you can find a
freeware product, or one a shareware one that lets you do what
you need within the trial period.

What would I google for to deal with the USB part
of this issue?

You might sstart with prn usb

Is there a way for me to open the file to view on
screen?

Possibly save to another format?



Sorry, no.

 

[Guest]

Thanks to everyone who has offered help on this subject matter. I think I'm
giving up. I have downloaded a USB *.prn utility. I have also tried on two
different printers I have connected to this machine. The utility worked
great but all I got were blank pages on both printers. I've learned my
lesson about *.prn files.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, I am not working with
the original printer driver and my currect printer is connected by
USB. Is there a way around these problems?

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