Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!vrdxhq!tom From: tom@vrdxhq.UUCP (Tom Welsh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: printing > 10 files Message-ID: <2662@vrdxhq.UUCP> Date: Fri, 19-Dec-86 15:42:06 EST Article-I.D.: vrdxhq.2662 Posted: Fri Dec 19 15:42:06 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Dec-86 03:06:02 EST References: <88@bcsaic.UUCP> Organization: Verdix Corporation, Chantilly, VA Lines: 22 Summary: printing a lot In article <88@bcsaic.UUCP>, michaelm@bcsaic.UUCP (Michael Maxwell) writes: > [the line eater eater was here] > I have a friend who wants to collect lots of files in a telecommunications > session, then print them later on (like overnight). The trouble is that > MS-DOS, wretched excuse for an OS that it is, only allows 10 files to be in > the print queue at a time. And since the print command just queues things up, > you can't just run it in a loop and tell it to print one file after another. > (It will go through the loop 10 times, then die.) > A real stupid way is : copy *.* lpt1: The disadvantages of this are: 1) You got put the stuff you want to print in a directory by itself so you don't print unwanted stuff 2) You don't get top-of-form on each file like in PRINT 3) You can't use the machine for anything else