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More info?)
thank you wesley.
i will read the info on the link you gave me.
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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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: See...
: Print
:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/print.mspx
:
: -----
:
: Also...
:
: [[To print a directory listing, type:
:
: dir > prn
:
: When you specify prn, the directory list is sent to the printer attached
to
: the LPT1 port. If your printer is attached to a different port, you must
: replace prn with the name of the correct port.
:
: You can also redirect output of the dir command to a file by replacing prn
: with a file name. You can also type a path. For example, to direct dir
: output to the file Dir.doc in the Records directory, type:
:
: dir > \records\dir.doc
:
: If Dir.doc does not exist, dir creates it, unless the Records directory
does
: not exist. In that case, the following message appears:
:
: File creation error
:
: To display a list of all the file names with the .txt extension in all
: directories on drive C, type:
:
: dir c:\*.txt /w/o/s/p
:
: Dir displays, in wide format, an alphabetized list of the matching file
: names in each directory and pauses each time the screen fills up, until
you
: press a key to continue. ]]
: From...
: Dir
:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dir.mspx
:
: -----
:
: PRN
: [[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices
:
: Data type Range Default value
: REG_SZ Device name \DosDevices\LPT1
:
: Description
: Associates the PRN device name that applications use with the system's
: internal name for the printer port.]]
:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/29890.asp
:
:
: --
: Hope this helps. Let us know.
:
: Wes
: MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
: In news:eiMU0mGlFHA.2860@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
: Dr. Indera <dr.indera.bugoff@cant.spam.me> hunted and pecked:
: > hello,
: >
: > i use to use <pre xp> cmd.exe to print a list of files in a folder.
: > i thought this was the syntax that i was using, but it doesn't print
: > anything.
: > cmd.exe /c dir "%1" >PRN
: >
: > i've looked in the help and support center, but couldn't find any
examples
: > to show me what i'm doing wrong.
: > i was able to add this to the registry, which would add a menu item, so
: > when i clicked on a folder in windows explorer and right clicked and
: > selected the option, a list would print of all the files in the folder
: > that i selected.
: >
: > any help would be greatly appreciated.
: > thank you.
: > --
: > Indera
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: > Don't just live life.
: > Live life well.
: