QPC works because it allows you to set any PC port as the port seen by the PAR command on the QL emulator.
So far as I know, there is no such option in q-emulator, although this is something I have never had to look for. QPCPrint can be used to capture the output from any QL emulator, or other program running on the PC - it does this by setting up a virtual printer driver which captures the LPT1 port and then uses the Windows printer processor to send the output to any connected printer. Printfil is something similar - both programs are detailed with links on www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/Printers2.html as an option for emulator users. The other option is to investigate other options for capturing the LPT1 port and redirecting output - a good guide appears at: http://geekswithblogs.net/dtotzke/articles/26204.aspx Read this in conjunction with the step by step guide on the QPCPrint site if you want more details - http://www.kilgus.net/qpcprint/printer.html There are others out there also - DOS2USB for example (I have never tried this) - but no free solutions unless you follow the examples listed above Rich www.rwapsoftware.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of Tobias Fröschle Sent: 28 November 2010 18:58 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emuLator Am 28.11.2010 19:10, schrieb Dilwyn Jones: >> Am 28.11.2010 16:44, schrieb Dilwyn Jones: >>> Um, a question from me this time... >>> >>> Anyone know if Q-emuLator can print to a printer on a USB port? As >>> far as I can see it seems to be only possible to print to a parallel >>> LPT port on the PC, or in some cases a serial port printer if using >>> the emulation mode. >>> >> Dilwyn, >> if it doesn't, that's exactly what Marcel's QPCPrint was intended for >> - It's in no way tied to QPC and can, with some twiddling, create an >> LPT on PCs without one. >> >> Cheers, >> Tobias > > I needed to run something on a QDOS system (i.e. QemuLator) which > wouldn't run on SMSQ/E on QPC2. As I had never printed from this > QemuLator (it's version 3 BTW) I don't know how to persuade it to > print via a USB port to a printer which understands Epson control codes. > Dilwyn, get out from under your desk, keep that printer connected to USB, get yourself a comfy place somewhere and read the QPCPrint Manual, especialy the chapter "Installing QPCPrint as a virtual printer". This talks about a technique how you can have hour USB printer emulate an LPT: printer. It installs a new LPTx: (i.e. without hardware), whatever you send there is then filtered through QPCPrint and sent to the USB printer. I think that's exactly what you're looking for. Cheers, Tobias _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
