[Cialug] OT: Printing to a network printer

[Morris Dovey]

Back in the bad old MSDOS days I could have an application open and 
write to lpt1 or lpt2, and lo! - the data appeared on a printed page.

Then I was enlightened and installed Linux. I adjusted the application 
to open a pipe to lpr, write my PostScript data, close the pipe, and 
enjoy the beautifully-formatted result.

I just finished installing a new printer, complete with all of the 
features I've craved for decades: PostScript, color, duplex, and a 
high-speed ethernet connection...

...but can't figure out how to send print data to it from my application 
running in a DOS window under XP. I can send the data to the screen or 
to a file, but haven't a clue how to get it to the printer.

Can anyone help?

-- 
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

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