[dba-Tech] Printing from DOS to a networked Windows printer

Hey Gustav. I still remember CP/M. DOS was the new pooch in town, and the
attendant stories about Bill and Seattle Computer Products and the best $50
ever spent, and Gary Kildall and his missed appointment with the IBM execsn
who wanted to buy CP/M bla bla bla.

Arthur


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi Jim
>
> I'm curious. What are you doing? I mean printing from DOS ... I can't even
> recall when I did that last.
>
> Oh, a couple of years ago I helped a young lawyer (she is very sweet! If
> not, I would have refrained from this) by installing a never-going-to-die
> custom accounting package in the dosbox virtual environment, she was forced
> to use.
>
> /gustav
>
> >>> accessd at shaw.ca 28-09-13 23:59 >>>
> Hi Gustav:
>
> Thank you for that. I was planning on doing some serious testing next
> week...
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
> To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 2:09:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Printing from DOS to a networked Windows
>  printer
>
> Hi Jim
>
> To list ressources: Net view \\servername
>
> First, map the printer with: Net use LPT1: \\server\printername
>
> Write to the printer:
>
> copy d:\filename lpt1: /b
> or:
> print /D:lpt1 d:\filename
>
> /gustav
>
> >>> accessd at shaw.ca 28-09-13 19:23 >>>
> Hi All:
>
> If any of you have some techniques for printing to a Windows network
> printer from the command prompt I would be interested in knowing. Any other
> related issues I would also be eager to know.
>
> There is a lot of stuff out on the web about such processes but I have a
> time limit to come up with the best and most flexible method for
> accomplishing this. Any suggestions or/and sample code would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> MTIA
>
> Jim
>
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-- 
Arthur