Have you tried another (earlier) printer driver for that printer. I have an Epson and found that there was an old dos printer driver that I could use if I needed to print from dos. Since then, updated drivers will let me print without the earlier model, but there was an equivalent model listed in my book. By now, I'm sure that they don't list the equivalents, but you might try the old basic BJ10 or something like that.
Keith Thompson Jim Cladingboel wrote: > > Gerry, > > Many thanks for those suggestions which I have tried, but without success. The >problem is that the BJC-3000 is a bubble jet > and, as far as I can ascertain, there is no DOS driver for it. Something to do >with "raster printing" which limits it to > the Windows OS. I was hoping someone might have found a way around this built-in >limitation. I have looked at possibly > rewriting the DOS program to write to file, thence to a WP program but (a) that is >very difficult and (b) Even if > successsful, I'm given to understand I would lose all text formatting in that >process. My final alternative is to transfer > the program to a spreadsheet, something I have been trying to avoid but just might >have to do. > My thanks again, > > Jim, still sweltering in Brisbane, Oz. > > Gerald E. Boyd wrote on Thursday, February 07, 2002 5:51 AM > Subject: Re: PCWorks: Printing from DOS. Canon BJC3000 > > > 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 -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it. ============= 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 =====================================================
