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See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT command.
IfyoursystemdoesnotincludePRINT.COM, you can printfilesby 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 do notpermityoutoexecute othercommands whilethefile
is printing.
Ifyou want a particular font,or printpitch, youcan make these settingsfrolm
the control panel before you start printing. See Chapter 4.
Ifyou printfrom the DOS command level very often, itwillbeadvantageous
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
toselect letterquality. and selectelite pitch with the Standard 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, suchasleftandright
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 shouldplacethe commands onone line inthe
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 be LQELITE.DAT. To usethe
DOS line editor, type the command EDLIN LQELITE.DAT, then type the
underlined parts of the following display. Press RETURN at the end of each
line. Do not type the symbol “A”.
This symbol means to hold the CTRL key
down while pressing the next key: for example, ‘V means to type CTRL-V.
‘C means to type CTRL-C, which indicates the end of the input.
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