how to print a .prn file?

[Crappopotamus]

right now, im at uni, and i didnt bring a printer with me since its cheaper just to print from the university network printers...however, to do this, i need to print from one of the network computers (ie, not my laptop). its great for regular text and all, but it doesnt work if they dont have the program i need (specifically outlook). is there a work around to this? i tried printing to a file, but i dont know what to do with the resulting .prn file.

thanks for any help...

 

[BlueWeasel]

Imprint

 

[WannaFly]

C:>help print
Prints a text file.

PRINT [/Device] [[drive:][path]filename[.

/Device Specifies a print device.

 

[Peetoeng]

I am not sure if this still works:

COPY FILENAME LPT1:


Change LPT1 to whichever port your local printer is connected to. On windows peer2peer, there is "net print" command.

 

[Armitage]

A prn file is typically just a postscript file. You can just dump it straight to a postscript print.
lpr -l myfile.prn
for a unix system.

Also, ps2pdf will spin it into a pdf which you can then use acrobat to print.

 

[Mitzi]

On DOS you would do:

copy /b filename lpt1:

Remember the /b flag as it specifies its a binary file.

 

[sciencewhiz]

he already stated the printers are networked and so they are not connected to LPT1.

I use ps2pdf to convert the prn file to a pdf that I can open and print from acrobat. You have to make sure when you create the prn that the printer you selected is a postscript printer, such as an HP laserjet. A prn from your hp/epson/canon inkjet won't work. You can use ps2pdf.com if you don't want to install it on your computer.

 

[Crappopotamus]

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz
he already stated the printers are networked and so they are not connected to LPT1.

I use ps2pdf to convert the prn file to a pdf that I can open and print from acrobat. You have to make sure when you create the prn that the printer you selected is a postscript printer, such as an HP laserjet. A prn from your hp/epson/canon inkjet won't work. You can use ps2pdf.com if you don't want to install it on your computer.

thanks a lot man!