lpt1 redirect to USB

[Daniel]

Hi guys

sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still fight with
some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse you can't
change this.

The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult to print
from this apps.
ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or so we
used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for any unknown
reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirect the
LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.

So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB, I would
appreciate if get this solution.

cheers

Daniel

[Thomas Ferguson]

The following link has a description of one method. It was written with a
particular use in mind but the actual method is general in application.

http://www.decompile.com/dataflex/tips/usb_printer.htm

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User


"Daniel" > wrote in message
...
: Hi guys
:
: sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still fight with
: some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse you can't
: change this.
:
: The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult to
print
: from this apps.
: ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or so we
: used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for any unknown
: reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirect
the
: LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.
:
: So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB, I would
: appreciate if get this solution.
:
: cheers
:
: Daniel

[Treeman]

Hi guys

sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still fight with
some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse you can't
change this.

The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult to print
from this apps.
ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or so we
used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for any unknown
reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirect the
LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.

So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB, I would
appreciate if get this solution.

cheers

Daniel

Hi Daniel,
Maybe this app will help;
Prinfil (http://www.guolo.com/printfil/english.htm)
Treeman

[Stan Brown]

"Treeman" wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax:
>Hi Daniel,
>Maybe this app will help;
>'Prinfil' (http://www.guolo.com/printfil/english.htm)
>Treeman

Seventy-nine dollars for a single-user license?????

--

Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

[Daniel]

"Thomas Ferguson" wrote:

> The following link has a description of one method. It was written with a
> particular use in mind but the actual method is general in application.
>
> http://www.decompile.com/dataflex/tips/usb_printer.htm
>
> Let us know.
>
> Tom
> MSMVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Daniel" > wrote in message
> ...
> : Hi guys
> :
> : sometimes I'm feeling bloody old, but it happens that I still fight with
> : some bloody old DOS programms, which print to LPT1 and of corse you can't
> : change this.
> :
> : The printers nowadays have just a USB port which make it difficult to
> print
> : from this apps.
> : ther is a nice DOS command named MODE which I know since DOS 3.# or so we
> : used it to redirect the LPT port to any serial port, but for any unknown
> : reason the guys from Microsoft didn't enhanced this command to redirect
> the
> : LPT port to USB, which easily would fix that problem.
> :
> : So if anybody know an other way to redirect the LPT port to USB, I would
> : appreciate if get this solution.
> :
> : cheers
> :
> : Daniel
>
> Thanks Thomas

that fixed my problem. :)

cheers Daniel


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