Printing from DOS on USB printer

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Can anyone help and tell me if there is any way to print from a DOS program on a printer connected to an USB port under Windows 98?

Thanks!

Milan

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On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:59:15 +0100
thoss <thoss@thoss.plus.com> wrote:
> In article <20041011100547.00002615@scxcrvcaninm.scx.intranet.epfl.ch>,
> Milan Crvcanin <Milan.Crvcanin@epfl.ch> writes
> >Can anyone help and tell me if there is any way to print from a DOS program on a
> >printer connected to an USB port under Windows 98?
> >
> Depends on the DOS program. If it has a postscript driver, such as
> WordStar, you can print to a PS file and then use Ghostscript to print
> this.
> --
> Thoss

No, it is an old dBase program which writes on a standard DOS printer supposed to be on LPT1 or LPT2.
--
Milan

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In article <20041011100547.00002615@scxcrvcaninm.scx.intranet.epfl.ch>,
Milan.Crvcanin@epfl.ch says...
> Can anyone help and tell me if there is any way to print from a DOS program on a printer connected to an USB port under Windows 98?

Turn on 'File and Printer sharing'
Share the printer.
Connect to your own share: NET USE LPT1 \\computer\share

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