Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
jim-on-linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, The client is in a one printer office. If the output file is opened with note and then sent to the printer everything is fine but it defeats the purpose of the utility. Also tried lpt1 but the same results. Is it a USB printer? Remember that prn and lpt1 refer to the first parallel port, not necessarily the first printer. -- Tim Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
jim-on-linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you run from a file or type in from keyboard? When the client runs the utility program the output file is built but nothing prints and no messages appear. When I typed from keyboard on an xp pro at c:\, I got the message. Is it possible that virus detector or some self.defense software is interacting? It is quite possible that they simply do not have a printer hooked up to their computer's parallel port. If all of your printers are from network shares, then the special file prn will not go anywhere. Typing to prn is a dreadful way to do printing on Windows. -- Tim Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
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
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Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
Thanks, The client is in a one printer office. If the output file is opened with note and then sent to the printer everything is fine but it defeats the purpose of the utility. Also tried lpt1 but the same results. I'm trying to find out if this was some change in xp from previous versions, or is there something abnormal going on. I'm trying to avoid setting up an xp machine for one client. jim-on-linux On Saturday 30 December 2006 03:05, Tim Roberts wrote: jim-on-linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you run from a file or type in from keyboard? When the client runs the utility program the output file is built but nothing prints and no messages appear. When I typed from keyboard on an xp pro at c:\, I got the message. Is it possible that virus detector or some self.defense software is interacting? It is quite possible that they simply do not have a printer hooked up to their computer's parallel port. If all of your printers are from network shares, then the special file prn will not go anywhere. Typing to prn is a dreadful way to do printing on Windows. -- Tim Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
Thanks, However, using note to print is a problem. First, because note adds a header( file name etc.) to the printed output that is not acceptable. Next, the number of files is 200 to 300 per day. The idea of the utility is to eliminate the operator. But, if you have a virus detector that stops the operation then I think I may have to install the program as opposed to unzipping and running the exe file. On Saturday 30 December 2006 01:33, Tom Plunker wrote: jim-on-linux wrote: When the client runs the utility program the output file is built but nothing prints and no messages appear. If the file has a '.txt' extension, you could try os.system'ing start filename, which'll make the file pop open with notepad (or whatever happens to be associated with TXT files), from which the user would need to press Ctrl-P to make it print. Is it possible that virus detector or some self.defense software is interacting? Quite. I run firewall software on my PC that alerts me when a program is trying to launch another program. The message that it gives is not entirely unlike the one you gave me. To diagnose further, you could have the victim send you a screenshot to see what's really going on. With Outlook, it's as easy as hitting the Print Screen button (when the message is visible) and pasting the clipboard into an email. Alternatively, they paste into MS Paint, save the bitmap somewhere, and mail that to you. Good luck, -tom! -- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
jim-on-linux wrote: Thanks, The client is in a one printer office. If the output file is opened with note and then sent to the printer everything is fine but it defeats the purpose of the utility. Also tried lpt1 but the same results. This may not help, but it worked once for me although I don't remember the exact circumstances. If the printer is connected to the pc, give it a sharename, such as \\mypc\hpprinter. Then do a redirect of an lpt port to that sharename: net use LPT2: \\mypc\hpprinter. This indirect routing through the network driver back to the local hardware port seems silly, but it did fix a program that couldn't directly access the hardware. I'm trying to find out if this was some change in xp from previous versions, or is there something abnormal going on. I'm trying to avoid setting up an xp machine for one client. jim-on-linux On Saturday 30 December 2006 03:05, Tim Roberts wrote: jim-on-linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you run from a file or type in from keyboard? When the client runs the utility program the output file is built but nothing prints and no messages appear. When I typed from keyboard on an xp pro at c:\, I got the message. Is it possible that virus detector or some self.defense software is interacting? It is quite possible that they simply do not have a printer hooked up to their computer's parallel port. If all of your printers are from network shares, then the special file prn will not go anywhere. Typing to prn is a dreadful way to do printing on Windows. -- Tim Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
This is the situation I'm in.
I've built a single file utility using py2exe. I
zip the dist directory and send it to the client.
For clients that use win95, win98 machines,
They unpack the zip file and run the exe.
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.
The question I have is, first is there any way to
work around the question asked by the xp machine
using python.
If not, I may have to register the package in xp,
if registering the utility the only way, which
package is the simplest to use.
Also, if the utility is registered in xp, will the
same statement send the file to the printer as it
does in win98.
jim-on-linux
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Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
jim-on-linux wrote:
This is the situation I'm in.
I've built a single file utility using py2exe. I
zip the dist directory and send it to the client.
For clients that use win95, win98 machines,
They unpack the zip file and run the exe.
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.
The question I have is, first is there any way to
work around the question asked by the xp machine
using python.
If not, I may have to register the package in xp,
if registering the utility the only way, which
package is the simplest to use.
Also, if the utility is registered in xp, will the
same statement send the file to the printer as it
does in win98.
jim-on-linux
I don't get any such message on my XP Pro Service Pack 2 system
here using your method.
-Larry
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Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
Did you run from a file or type in from keyboard?
When the client runs the utility program the
output file is built but nothing prints and no
messages appear. When I typed from keyboard on an
xp pro at c:\, I got the message.
Is it possible that virus detector or some
self.defense software is interacting?
On Friday 29 December 2006 17:58, Larry Bates
wrote:
jim-on-linux wrote:
This is the situation I'm in.
I've built a single file utility using
py2exe. I zip the dist directory and send it
to the client.
For clients that use win95, win98 machines,
They unpack the zip file and run the exe.
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.
The question I have is, first is there any
way to work around the question asked by the
xp machine using python.
If not, I may have to register the package in
xp, if registering the utility the only way,
which package is the simplest to use.
Also, if the utility is registered in xp,
will the same statement send the file to the
printer as it does in win98.
jim-on-linux
I don't get any such message on my XP Pro
Service Pack 2 system here using your method.
-Larry
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Re: Easiest way to print from XP/DOS.
jim-on-linux wrote: When the client runs the utility program the output file is built but nothing prints and no messages appear. If the file has a '.txt' extension, you could try os.system'ing start filename, which'll make the file pop open with notepad (or whatever happens to be associated with TXT files), from which the user would need to press Ctrl-P to make it print. Is it possible that virus detector or some self.defense software is interacting? Quite. I run firewall software on my PC that alerts me when a program is trying to launch another program. The message that it gives is not entirely unlike the one you gave me. To diagnose further, you could have the victim send you a screenshot to see what's really going on. With Outlook, it's as easy as hitting the Print Screen button (when the message is visible) and pasting the clipboard into an email. Alternatively, they paste into MS Paint, save the bitmap somewhere, and mail that to you. Good luck, -tom! -- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
