print post to file

When you print a post to file instead of to the printer, what do you use to read it?

S
Thu Dec 18 02:07:46 CST 2003

Depends on the type of the printer, really. Many programs can read
PostScript files, some can read HP PCL - the two are the most common printer
exchange formats. If your printer is "Generic/Text Only", Notepad can be
used quite well.

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"walt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When you print a post to file instead of to the printer, what do you use
to read it?

Philip
Thu Dec 18 03:50:14 CST 2003

If your printer is on LPT1, try this in DOS:

> copy ThePrintFileIJustMade LPT1


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walt wrote:
> When you print a post to file instead of to the printer, what do you
> use to read it?

Philip
Thu Dec 18 03:52:53 CST 2003

Another useful option for many similar situations - instead of printing to
file, download the PDF printer from www.pdf995.com and print anything on
your screen to a PDF file, to be viewed in Acrobat. It's free with adverts,
and only $9.95 for a full license. I love it. It's great for saving web
pages when you've just made an order.

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walt wrote:
> When you print a post to file instead of to the printer, what do you
> use to read it?

anonymous
Thu Dec 18 08:56:20 CST 2003

I think this is what I am looking for, I'll try it out. Thanks for the help.

anonymous
Thu Dec 18 20:31:07 CST 2003

What I am trying to do, I am using the web based viewer at work, instead of printing the post I want to save the answers to a file and send them home where I will print them or save for future reference. When I save the *.prn file now I don't have anything to open it with. You used to be able to do it in DOS.

Philip
Fri Dec 19 03:50:48 CST 2003

Apart from PDF995, you could try saving the pages as HTML. This gives you a
.html file plus a folder containing all the images, etc. If you don't like
the folder arrangement, you can save as a single file *.mht (stands for
Mime-encoded HyperText, or something close) which will open happily in all
the browsers I've tried it in.

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walt wrote:
> What I am trying to do, I am using the web based viewer at work,
> instead of printing the post I want to save the answers to a file and
> send them home where I will print them or save for future reference.
> When I save the *.prn file now I don't have anything to open it with.
> You used to be able to do it in DOS.

anonymous
Fri Dec 19 12:11:11 CST 2003

The printer that I send it to at work does not have that option, it is either print or print to file. The screen that I see here has only print or copy url of this post. I know I can select all and paste in notepad or similar. I was just wondering if you could do it like you used to in Win 3.1. That's how long it's been since I have been using a computer. Things have changed!

Philip
Sat Dec 20 04:49:15 CST 2003

A little confusion, I think. I've suggested two options:

1) Download and install PDF995 (www.pdf995.com). That sets up a dummy
printer, which starts a save dialogue when you select that as the printer to
which you want to print. The save dialogue allows you to name, and choose a
location for, the PDF version of what you're printing. Key points: (a)
install the software. (b) Choose the pdf995 printer in the print dialogue
(there is usually a button labelled "Printer" which allows you to switch to
a different one for the current job).

2) Save as... Nothing to do with printing. Just as you might save a copy
of a document with a different name, or (more relevantly) as a different
file type (e.g. plain text), when you're in Internet Explorer (not, I see,
Mozilla, Opera or Netscape) you can save as a "Web Archive" which bundles up
all the text and images into a single .mht file.

One other possibility: If you use Outlook Express at work, you could take
home a copy of the corresponding message file, import it into OE at home,
and print from there. The file will be called newsgroup-name.dbx.
However, many office firewalls don't allow news traffic, so a web browser
may be your only option there.


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walt wrote:
> The printer that I send it to at work does not have that option, it
> is either print or print to file. The screen that I see here has only
> print or copy url of this post. I know I can select all and paste in
> notepad or similar. I was just wondering if you could do it like you
> used to in Win 3.1. That's how long it's been since I have been using
> a computer. Things have changed!

Walt
Tue Dec 23 12:32:09 CST 2003

Thanks for the info. I will give it a try as soon as I get a chance. Happy
Holidays to all.
"Philip Herlihy" <foof8500@REMOVEherlihy.eu.com> wrote in message
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> A little confusion, I think. I've suggested two options:
>
> 1) Download and install PDF995 (www.pdf995.com). That sets up a dummy
> printer, which starts a save dialogue when you select that as the printer
to
> which you want to print. The save dialogue allows you to name, and choose
a
> location for, the PDF version of what you're printing. Key points: (a)
> install the software. (b) Choose the pdf995 printer in the print dialogue
> (there is usually a button labelled "Printer" which allows you to switch
to
> a different one for the current job).
>
> 2) Save as... Nothing to do with printing. Just as you might save a
copy
> of a document with a different name, or (more relevantly) as a different
> file type (e.g. plain text), when you're in Internet Explorer (not, I see,
> Mozilla, Opera or Netscape) you can save as a "Web Archive" which bundles
up
> all the text and images into a single .mht file.
>
> One other possibility: If you use Outlook Express at work, you could take
> home a copy of the corresponding message file, import it into OE at home,
> and print from there. The file will be called newsgroup-name.dbx.
> However, many office firewalls don't allow news traffic, so a web browser
> may be your only option there.
>
>
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>
> walt wrote:
> > The printer that I send it to at work does not have that option, it
> > is either print or print to file. The screen that I see here has only
> > print or copy url of this post. I know I can select all and paste in
> > notepad or similar. I was just wondering if you could do it like you
> > used to in Win 3.1. That's how long it's been since I have been using
> > a computer. Things have changed!
>
>