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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| Subject | Re: How to print entire .txt file |
| Date | 2026-07-24 14:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nch4q0Fluf9U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2026-07-24 14:34, micky wrote:
> In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:40:34 +0700, JJ
> <jj4public@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:36:48 -0400, micky wrote:
>>> I just tried an elevated cmd window with the command
>>>
>>> print "C:\Data\WhatsApp Chat with +1 (442) nnn-nnnn.txt" lpt1
>>>
>>> and I get "Unable to initialize device PRN" which google says relates
>>> to Python. I don't have Python. Do I want it?? Just 4 years ago,
>>> within win10, I could print a file this way from the cmd box to a
>>> printer without any of the printer software installed on my computer. No
>>> mention of initializing or Python. Maybe Powershell will work better?
>>> Nope, same error message.
>>>
>>> Is LPT1 the wrong nomenclature? I also tried it with the printer name,
>>> the port name, and the IP address and got the same error message every
>>> time.
>>
>> You'll need to use `net use` to map a network shared printer to a new DOS
>> device name. Use `net view \\computername` to get the shared printer name on
>> that <computername>.
>>
>> If I'm not mistaken, a shared printer which is not mapped via `net use`
>> won't have a DOS device name.
>>
>> You can use `net use` to check whether or not, a shared printer is already
>> mapped and has an assigned DOS device name.
>
> Okay. I'll try that.
>
>
> ASI (Artificial Semi-Intelligence said to use
> net use lpt1: \\ComputerName\ShareName /persistent:yes
>
> I had to hunt for my computername, that I had named it, and that was at
> the top of Settings/System and also in Settings/System/About.
>
> Then I had to figure out what a sharename was. Google said it was in my
> printer properties under the share tab. Interestingly, the printer has
> both Properties and Printer Properties. The first one didn't have a
> share tab but the second one had one. I changed the printer to sharing
> and named it Brother.
>
> So the mapping command was
> net use lpt1: \\Laptop-Dell2025\Brother /persistent:yes
>
> And the print command was
> copy "C:\Data\Jack\Whatsapptest.txt" lpt1
No, this kind of command can no longer work. Rather, open the file in
some editor that shows it complete, then tell it to print choosing what
printer to use.
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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