Re: [OT] Re: [PLUG] print to file in windows?

[Art Alexion <arthur@alexion.com>]

Time wrote:

> On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 08:16:29PM -0400, Bill Jonas wrote:
> > On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 08:05:08PM -0400, W. Chris Shank wrote:
> > > anyone know how to do this in win2k? i'd like to convert the ps to pdf.
> >
> > Reaching back, I think there's some print driver that will print to the
> > FILE: device.  It may be that you can connect any printer driver to
> > FILE:, or that there's a special driver.  Try poking around in the print
> > setup.
>
> Thinking back I remember being able to Print to File then from dos,
> doing the following:
>
> cp filename lpt
>
> Which would print that file 'filename'
>
> ... but then its been a long while since I've done this.
The syntax is

copy /b filename.prn lptn:

the /b parameter tells DOS that filename.prn is binary. N is the number 
of the printer port, as in lpt1:.

this is not how to CREATE a print file. It's how you send the binary 
print file to the printer.

to create an ascii print file

print file.txt > filename.prn

the creation of binary, formatted filename.prn requires a filter or 
printer driver.
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