Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!news.ecp.fr!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.072 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.86; '*S*': 0.00; 'windows,': 0.09; 'from:addr:mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'from:addr:python': 0.16; 'from:name:mrab': 0.16; 'message-id:@mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'received:192.168.1.4': 0.16; 'received:84.93': 0.16; 'received:84.93.230': 0.16; 'subject:printer': 0.16; 'subject:windows': 0.16; ':-)': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'command': 0.22; 'feb': 0.22; 'appears': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'bytes': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; 'recognized': 0.26; 'web.': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'correct': 0.29; 'go.': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'skip:c 30': 0.32; 'open': 0.33; 'maybe': 0.34; 'problem.': 0.35; 'received:84': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'list,': 0.38; 'pdf': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'dave': 0.60; 'simple': 0.61; 'name': 0.63; 'refer': 0.63; 'linked': 0.65; 'details': 0.65; 'panel': 0.68; 'transfer': 0.82; '2015': 0.84; 'angel': 0.91; 'use"': 0.91; 'device.': 0.93 X-CM-Score: 0.00 X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=Sbd5d5hu c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:117 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:17 a=0Bzu9jTXAAAA:8 a=Vhvw94NMJWsA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=EBOSESyhAAAA:8 a=7fTLl6f6Lb5vs0KJKvkA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 X-AUTH: mrabarnett@:2500 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 02:11:50 +0000 From: MRAB User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Printing to printer, windows 7 References: <54E2AF49.500@davea.name> <43r7eahbp697numc441je225t093dm7ce3@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <43r7eahbp697numc441je225t093dm7ce3@4ax.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 34 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1424225701 news.xs4all.nl 2916 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48715 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:85765 On 2015-02-18 01:41, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:02:33 -0500, Dave Angel declaimed > the following: > > >>It is a simple problem. All you have to do is send the correct bytes to >>a file object that will transfer those bytes to the printer. It's been >>a long time since I used Windows, but if I recall, you just open the >>device "prn" or maybe "lpt1" and go. >> > > C:\Users\Wulfraed\Documents>copy t.txt prn: > "prn:" is not a recognized device. > The system cannot find the file specified. > > C:\Users\Wulfraed\Documents>copy t.txt lpt1: > "lpt1:" is not a recognized device. > The system cannot find the file specified. > > And... > > C:\Users\Wulfraed\Documents>copy t.txt CN3BSFVGP805ZZ: > "CN3BSFVGP805ZZ:" is not a recognized device. > The system cannot find the file specified. > > That's the port name associated with my HP printer when looking at the > control panel properties. > > LPT1: appears to be linked to "Quicken PDF Printer" in the port list, > but is not available from command line. > You can use the "NET USE" command to make LPT1: refer to your printer. The details are on the Web. :-)