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See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT command.
If yoursystemdoesnot includePRINT.COM, you canprintfiles by usingthe
PRN device name in COPY or TYPE commands such as the following:
A>COPY README.DOC PRN
A>TYPE README. DOC >PRN
COPY qndTYPE donotpermityoutoexecute othercommands while thefile
is printing.
If you wanta particular font, or printpitch, youcan make these settingsfrolm
the control panel before you start printing. See Chapter 4.
Ifyou print from theDOS command levelvery often, itwill be advantageous
to create a printer setup file. Then instead of setting font etc. manually each
time, you can complete the setup with a single command from your
computer. For example, you can create a file containing printer commands
to select letterquality. and selectelite pitchwith theStandard mode.You can
find the commands in Chapter 8. We suggest the following:
● Letter quality
<ESC>
“X” “1”
“ Elite pitch
.’,.>
<ESC> . <1>
<ESC> “!“ <1> is a powerful command that, in addition to selecting elite
pitch, cancels unwanted features such as underlining which might be left
from previous commands. The angle brackets around the <1> indicate
character code 1,which is a control code, not the printable digit “1“.
You may wanttoplace additionalcommands inthisfile, suchas leftand right
margins,,line spacing and bottom margin commands. Or you may want to
create a variety of setup files with a different set of commands in each.
To avoidexcess linefeeds, you shouldplace the commands onone line in the
setup file. You may or may not be able to generate a setup file with word-
processing software; it depends on whether your software lets you enter
control codes. If your system includesthe file EDLIN.COM, however, you
can easily create a setup file with the DOS line editor.
An appropriatename forthis setupfile would beLQELITE.DAT. To usethe
DOS line editor, type the command EDLIN LQELITE.DAT, then type the
underlined partsof the following display. Press RETURN at the end ofeach
line. Do not type the symbol “A”.
This symbol means to hold the CTRL key
down while pressing the next key: forexample, ‘V means to typeCTRL-V.
‘C means to type CTRL-C, which indicates the end of the input.
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