Thanks Tim, That is exactly what I want to do. How do I map the printer to LPT1? S "Tim Golden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Samantha] > | Thanks Tim. I didn't realize it would be so difficult. > | S > > Strictly, if all you want to do is print text and you > have mapped LPTx: to some printer (local or network) > then the venerable "PRINT <filename>" or "COPY <filename> LPTx:" > may well be what you want. You can issue these via > an os.system call from within Python, and if that serves > the purpose, well... > > <code> > > import os > > f = open ("temp.txt", "w") > f.write ("""I must go down to the sea again, > To the lonely sea and the sky. > And all I ask is a tall ship > And a star to steer her by. > """) > f.close () > > os.system ("print temp.txt") > > </code> > > TJG > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________
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