At 04:34 PM 2/6/02 +1000, Jim Cladingboel wrote the following: >Does anyone know of a method to print from an old DOS program on this >Canon printer? >I have raised this query before but, in the hope someone has come across a >solution,I am >trying again.
I'm guessing you mean to print in Windows using this dot-matrix printer. If so, then your only choice is to select Manufacturer: Generic and Printers: Generic/Text only from the printer wizard when setting up the printer. Skip have disk and let Windows use its default. Another trick to try is to select Manufacturer: Epson and Printers: Epson MX-80 or Printers: Epson MX-80 F/T. In the "old" DOS days when the Epson MX was the leading dot-matrix printer, almost every printer manufacturer made their printer code compatible to Epson "mode". In a similar manner, most Laser printers are HP compatible today. If you mean to actually print from DOS mode, then just redirect or "pipe" the output to the printer (the prn device). To get a directory listing on the printer C:Windows\dir > prn To print a text file named "textfile.txt" to the printer C:\Windows\ type filename.txt > prn -- Gerry Boyd ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
