jim-on-linux wrote: > The utility creates a text file that is sent to > the printer with the statement below. > os.system('type ' +FileName+ ' >prn'), > and the file prints. > > But, from an xp machine if I try to print using > the same statement, I get a question on the dos > screen which reads something like this; > Which program authorized this operation? > > Since I don't have an xp machine, the statement > above may not be exact, but you get the idea.
You might want to look at this for some more conventional approaches to printing under windows: http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/print.html Specifically, I think you want the second option. TJG -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list