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#Problems with CMD

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#107268From: Christopher R. HertelMay 31, 1990 11:46 PM
Yup, did that. The file size stays the same, and I had HP LaserJet selected in preferences. Bilge city.
#107286From: Don Curtis/SYSOPJun 1, 1990 1:38 AM
I don't know diddley about VAXen…but I know on our UNIX boxes, they also have 'printer drivers' so to speak. That is, there are filter files for some printers. Others simply go out the port as is. Is it possible that the VAX is sending your file thru a filter when comming from CMD, it should already be setup to go directly to the printer?
#107305From: Christopher R. HertelJun 1, 1990 10:35 AM
A good question, but no–no filters. We use the /PASSALL switch on the print command. This is also how we print files created by WordPerfect 5.0 on the PC. WP5.0 spits its output, via an HP LaserJet printer driver, to a file. That file is available on the network, so we have a program on the VAX that picks up the file and sends it to the print queue. No problems with these files at all, and they should be the same kind of thing that I'm trying to create on the Amiga. Thanks.