wsh(Windows Scripting Host), printing by copying to LPT1:?

printing by copying to LPT1:?

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helio #1 / 6	printing by copying to LPT1:? Hi - I am trying to copy a raw ASCII text file to LPT1: for printing shipping labels- data light on the printer blinks, but printer doesn't print. I print a windows printer test page, and viola, the data I copied to the port prints, followed by the test page. Is there an EOF char I need to send after my data? Any suggestions are appreciated. helion
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Dominic Mark #2 / 6	printing by copying to LPT1:? I think you need form feed or some other character, if you've got the VBScript documentation look up all the ASCii character codes, im sure theres one that will be suitable. Alternatively you use Notepad as a proxy for your file. Look up and down the newsgroup, posts about similar ideas and requests are not uncommon. Dominic
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Charles E Finkenbine #3 / 6	printing by copying to LPT1:? You did not mention what kind of printer you are using. If it is a Laser printer of some type I have found that if the print job does not fill a page the job will not print until a Form Feed command is sent to the printer. Hope this helps, CEF Quote: > Hi - > I am trying to copy a raw ASCII text file to LPT1: for printing shipping > labels- data light on the printer blinks, but printer doesn't print. I print > a windows printer test page, and viola, the data I copied to the port > prints, followed by the test page. Is there an EOF char I need to send after > my data? Any suggestions are appreciated. > helion
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

David Parr #4 / 6	printing by copying to LPT1:? try using... \f (this is the escape sequence for a Form Feed) Quote: > Hi - > I am trying to copy a raw ASCII text file to LPT1: for printing shipping > labels- data light on the printer blinks, but printer doesn't print. I print > a windows printer test page, and viola, the data I copied to the port > prints, followed by the test page. Is there an EOF char I need to send after > my data? Any suggestions are appreciated. > helion
Sat, 16 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Thorsten Guder #5 / 6	printing by copying to LPT1:? isn't chr(12) Formfeed for most printers? with mine (canon bjc 4300) it works well just to let a script write directly to LPT1_as_a_'text-file' I got this from this newsgroup...I think it was posted in January set ff=CreateObject("scripting.FileSystemObject") set sonja=ff.OpenTextFile("LPT1",2,true,0) ' nun etwas an die "Textdatei schicken" sonja.writeline "Hallo Du da :-)))" sonja.writeline "na???" sonja.writeline "Dies ist eine direkte Ausgabe auf den Drucker." sonja.writeline "das habe ich aus einer newsgroup" sonja.writeline "faszinierend" ' Mr Spock's comment sonja.writeline "gut" sonja.write chr(12) 'Formfeed ' Druckvorgang beenden sonja.close Thorsten Quote: > try using... > \f (this is the escape sequence for a Form Feed) > > Hi - > > I am trying to copy a raw ASCII text file to LPT1: for printing shipping > > labels- data light on the printer blinks, but printer doesn't print. I > print > > a windows printer test page, and viola, the data I copied to the port > > prints, followed by the test page. Is there an EOF char I need to send > after > > my data? Any suggestions are appreciated. > > helion
Sat, 16 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Robert Bradle #6 / 6	printing by copying to LPT1:? hlink.net> posted... Quote: >Hi - >I am trying to copy a raw ASCII text file to LPT1: for printing shipping >labels- data light on the printer blinks, but printer doesn't print. I print >a windows printer test page, and viola, the data I copied to the port >prints, followed by the test page. Is there an EOF char I need to send after >my data? Any suggestions are appreciated. Chr(12)? -- Robert Bradley I am not a mindreader, so I don't know everything.
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 03:00:00 GMT

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