Hi Jeff, let us know what works. Enquiring minds want to know<G> I'm not familiar with printer controls, so I may learn something new. Mike *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 28/10/2003 at 7:30 PM Jeff Needle wrote: Thanks! At 07:25 PM 10/28/2003, you wrote: >Hi Jeff, >a Google search brought up this site; >The PRYNTOR, A Programmers >http://www.nobleknights.com/~eagle1/progrm2.htm >Database of Printer Control Codes >_______________________________________ > >Here is annother; >http://www.dosprint.com/products.htm >Key Features of DOSPRINT and DLLPRINT modules: >* Seamless, "printer independent" printing for your DOS applications, >--- IF your application can write its print file to disk, or use the _____________________________________________ > >Here is a Perl page; >http://www.cybcon.com/~jkstill/util/pcap/pcap.html >Control Printers In Your Perl Programs > >Pcap consists of 2 packages: prtctrl.pm and prtcodes.pm. ____________________________________________ >Mike ~ >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > >On 28/10/2003 at 7:08 PM Jeff Needle wrote: > >Hello, all. > >I wonder if anyone knows of a freeware program that will allow me to send >printer control codes from the keyboard to a Brother laser printer. My old >workplace is using DOS software that I wrote many years ago for them, and >they've upgraded to printers in the Brother HL-630 and above printer >line. The included printer drivers in the database engine I used won't >support the Brother printers. I seem to remember software that the >operator cause use, at the keyboard, to send printer commands to the >printer. > >Does anyone know of such a program? Thanks. > >---------------- >Jeff Needle >jeff.needle@xxxxxxxxxxx >jeffneedle@xxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of "info 1stpickpchelp" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpickpchelp-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~