Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!dalcs!iisat!kevin From: kevin@iisat.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.att,comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: Getting DOS to allow for both parallel and serial printers. Message-ID: <275@iisat.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-Jul-87 10:46:26 EDT Article-I.D.: iisat.275 Posted: Sun Jul 26 10:46:26 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Jul-87 01:38:36 EDT References: <2470@whuts.UUCP> Organization: International Information Service, Dart., NS Lines: 27 Keywords: How to do it? Xref: utgpu comp.sys.ibm.pc:5336 comp.sys.att:711 comp.sources.wanted:1506 Summary: redirecting printout In article <2470@whuts.UUCP>, dab@whuts.UUCP (Dave B.) writes: > I have a PC running MS DOS 3.2 and I have use of a Epson FX86e and a > HP LaserJet. > > Does anyone out ther know how to : > Redirect the output, print it, and redirect it back while runnign in the > background? > I suspect some sort of print spooler should help. > > Dave > {ihnp4,ulysses,allegra}!whuts!dab I believe PRINT has a /D: option which allows you to tell it what device to print to. This should work fo r you but the only question is whether this option is a "one time" use (when you first invoke PRINT) or whether it "remembers" the de vice for each file... -- Kevin Davies International Information Service (IIS) UUCP: {seismo|utai|watmath|garfield} !dalcs!iisat!kevin ----------------------------------------