[windows2000] Re: Print to file on a network printer
- From: Dogers <dogers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:28:37 +0000
Assuming he doesnt have a print server - that could take the whole printer
offline :)
Another option would be to install a PDF printer.. Print to that, then print
the PDFs when appropriate?
Andrew
On 21/11/05, Sullivan, Glenn <GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Just right click on the printer and choose "Work Offline" and all the
> documents will be spooled locally. Then, when you are ready to print
> them, force the print queue back on line, and the will all go...
>
>
> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
> David Clark Company Inc.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Victor Diasparra
> Posted At: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:20 AM
> Posted To: Windows 2000
> Conversation: [windows2000] Print to file on a network printer
> Subject: [windows2000] Print to file on a network printer
>
>
> A large portion of my day is spent walking to and from a network
> printer, and if I don't get there in time it goes into the inevitable
> pile that I have to sort through and get my stuff.
> So I was playing around with the "print to file" option. I thought I
> could create a folder on my desktop called PRN. Then when printing
> whatever I needed, just save it to that folder. Then when ready I could
> just print them all.
> After googling a bit the only stuff that came up was with a local
> printer connected to LPT1 etc. so I figured I could just substitute the
> network address for the printer but when I do, it just creates a PRN
> file in the folder.
> The line I am using is:
>
> COPY my_chart.prn LPT1 /B changed
> to
> COPY my_chart.prn //networkprintername /B
>
> Any ideas??
>
> Victor A. Diasparra
> vdiasparra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Charlotte, NC
>
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