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chapter 10
MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER
When using your printer with an IBM PS/2, PC-AT or compatible, you will
probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOSas
an operating system. A number
of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a
substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer.
To learn how to print files, etc. it is best to read the relevant parts of these
manuals.
PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS
COMMANDS
If your system includes the file PRINT.COM you can use the main DOS
printingcommand. Simplytype theword PRINT followedbythenameofthe
file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC, for example,
type:
A) PRINT README. DOC
The computer may respond with the following message, asking which
printer to use:
Name of” 1is t device [PRN] :
If your computer is connected to only one printer, press RETURN to select
the default choice (PRN). Printing will begin and the A> prompt will
reappear. You can execute other commands or programs while the file is
being printed.
A single PRINT command can “printtwo or more files. List the file names
consecutively on the same line, or use wild-card characters (* and ‘?).Each
file will be printed starting on a new page. The PRINT command also has
control options. For example, you can terminate a printing job in progress
with the /T option. (The printer may not stop printing immediately as there
may be considerable data stored ahead in its buffer.) For the/T option, type:
A>PRINT/T