Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utcsri.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!petera From: petera@utcsri.UUCP (Peter Ashwood-Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: printing > 10 files Message-ID: <3810@utcsri.UUCP> Date: Thu, 18-Dec-86 14:21:29 EST Article-I.D.: utcsri.3810 Posted: Thu Dec 18 14:21:29 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Dec-86 22:06:54 EST References: <88@bcsaic.UUCP> Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Lines: 12 > [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, Why not just cat all of the files together with 'copy' and then print the entire mess? If you need a better connection between files ie an extra FF or something then write your own 'cat'. Peter Ashwood-Smith. University of Toronto.