I don't know if this has been covered or mentioned, but on a windows
networking system the command
net use lpt2 \\computername\printername
and then in rbase use
output lpt2
write .vWhatever
output screen
that should all work assuming you are speaking of a DOS session under
windows, with windows networking client installed.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On
> Behalf Of Bernie Corrigan
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 3:02 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Revisiting printing from DOS - an explanation
>
> Karen -
>
> What happens when you try
>
> OUTPUT printer
> TYPE ascii_file_name
> NEWPAGE
> OUTPUT screen
>
> from the R> prompt and from a command file.
>
> Also, given your observations with your printer, it sounds like some
> glitch
> in the printer driver. She can get a nice used laserjet pretty
cheaply if
> she looks around.
>
> Bernie
