Wireless Printing via DOS?

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.Markski

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Thursday 9th September 2004
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Can it be done? I want to print a directory structure but cannot see a way in explorer to show directories and directory contents of a drive in order to print. I thought the easy way would be to do it would be to drop in to DOS do a 'dir d: /s >prn' but DOS goes back to the command line and after a few minutes it it comes up with not being able to print to LPT1.

There has to be an easy way to do this - doesn't there?

.Markski

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Thursday 9th September 2004
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Thought it might help with PD?
My laptop is wireless, I print via the router through a wired desktop PC that is connected via parallel cable to the printer.
I can print from Windows (Win2k) no problem.

.Markski

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Thursday 9th September 2004
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Thanks, but when I go to the Ports tab in preferences it won't let me select LPT1 - infact it won't let me un-select the wireless port.

Could I 'print' the DOS window to a file and then print that through windows perhaps?

.Markski

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Friday 10th September 2004
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BliarOut said:
Simple

Dir > filename.txt (outputs dir to a file)

Then print said file in the normal fashion. (puts the stuff that was in the file on bits of paper)



That did it, well almost, the stuff I wanted was on a CD, so from the D: drive
dir /s >C:filename.txt did it.

Cheers.