ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) (08/31/89)
Does anybody know if there is a TSR program or some other stuff that is capable of taking care of the output to LPT1 and redirecting it to a disk file. This would be useful if the software (that does the printing, that I want redirected) and the printer are not on the same system. Thanx in advance, Anders Ohlsson ________________________________________________________________________ (-: ===================== Anders Ohlsson ===================== :-) (-; ====================== ohlsson01@lne.kth.se ====================== ;-) (-: ======================== or ao@infovox.se ======================== :-) (------------------------------------------------------------------------) (-; ======== Complex problems have simple, easy-to-understand ======== ;-) (-: ===================== wrong answers. ===================== :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
santol@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (shawn.r.antol) (08/31/89)
In article <197@infovax.UUCP>, ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) writes: > Does anybody know if there is a TSR program or some > other stuff that is capable of taking care of the > output to LPT1 and redirecting it to a disk file. > Anders Ohlsson If such a creature exists, please post it to the net so that the rest of us might benifit too. 'Course with the way c.b.i.p has been lately, you might be able to write one before the net sees it =) P.S. To anyone who has sent me email in the past, I respond to all inquiries. However, many times your mail bounces back. Please include a phone number in your signature... Shawn Antol AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, Il 312-979-5622 voice Send email to: att!ihlpb!santol #include <std.disclaimers>
ecctp@warwick.ac.uk (Dr J A K Cave) (09/01/89)
I made a collection of such programs last year when trying to get PS output printed on our remote Laserwriters. There is even one that comes free but undocumented with Harvard Graphics. Anyhow, drop me a line and I'll send you some. The best one depends on what program generates the output. I found that HG and Lotus for example, sometimes introduced illegal control characters that screwed up the uploading process, or left off the final "showpage" etc. I have a shell file that takes care of that stuff as well, if you need it.
ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (09/01/89)
In article <197@infovax.UUCP> ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) writes:
ao> Does anybody know if there is a TSR program or some
ao> other stuff that is capable of taking care of the
ao> output to LPT1 and redirecting it to a disk file.
If you can ftp, please scan the /pc/pd2 directory at our site.
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Prof. Timo Salmi (Site 128.214.12.3)
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: vakk::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfunncpmont@amdcad.AMD.COM (Mark Montgomery) (09/01/89)
In article <730@chyde.uwasa.fi> ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) writes: >In article <197@infovax.UUCP> ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) writes: >If you can ftp, please scan the /pc/pd2 directory at our site. Kind of off the original subject but how does one "ftp" to or from a non-local site? I've read "man" on ftp and tried every permutation I can think of but can't get anything more than some variation of "permission denied" for many reasons. Please fire off some responses for someone who wasn't born w/ a silver net on their P.C. Thanks, Mark
ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (09/01/89)
In article <27065@amdcad.AMD.COM> ncpmont@amdcad.UUCP (Mark Montgomery) writes: >In article <730@chyde.uwasa.fi> ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) writes: >>In article <197@infovax.UUCP> ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) writes: >>If you can ftp, please scan the /pc/pd2 directory at our site. >Kind of off the original subject but how does one "ftp" to or from a >non-local site? I've read "man" on ftp and tried every permutation >I can think of but can't get anything more than some variation of >"permission denied" for many reasons. Please fire off some responses >for someone who wasn't born w/ a silver net on their P.C. The standard reply is "please contact your system manager". There are two sides to ftp. First, you must have the necessary connections at your site. This part of things I know very little of, and I hope that someone else takes it up to explain it. Second, IF and WHEN you have the ftp capability, then you must know how to use it. This part is not too difficult. This newsgroup has had regular posting about ftp commands, most often from Keith Petersen for Simtel20. And I can give the advice for getting my programs from our site. I shall put it once more below, even if I posted it not very long ago to this newsgroup for a similar reason! You will find the ftp instructions towards the end of the message. Note that even if the advice below is written for getting my programs, the principles are similar for getting any other files, as well. ------------------- begin prerecorded message ---------------------- There are some frequently asked questions about the ts-programs available by anonymous ftp from the /pc/ts directory at the University of Vaasa, Finland, site 128.214.12.3. Here are some of them prerecoded with answers. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: vakk::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun ................................................................... ***** Q: I do not understand this getting files with anonymous ftp. What does it mean? A: Ftp stands for file transfer program, which is a standard feature in many mainframe Unix and VAX/VMS systems. It also means that you must have a network connection to reach University of Vaasa. Please contact your computer's system manager for more information on ftp. ***** Q: I have no access to your system. Would you please send your programs to me by email. A: Sorry. The reply to this frequent query is a definite no. There is so much demand for ts-progs (I am pleased to say) that providing this kind of service would simply get out of hand. The programs have, however, reached quite a number of mainframe sites and BBSes and you just have go looking for them, or forget the whole thing. - Also notice that if you do not have the ftp capability, but do have an access to UseNet news, some of these programs have appeared in comp.binaries.ibm.pc newsgroup as binary postings. - There is one drastic alternative for getting the programs sent to you by ordinary mail on disks. These programs may be used and distributed freely for private, non-commercial, non-institutional purposes. For other purposes they must be registered. This leaves you the option of obtaining the programs by registering them. In that case each package is delivered on a 3.5" 720K diskette, but then you would have to pay around $25-$35 for each individual package in advance for a personal registration. ***** Q: I am interested in the sources of some of your programs (or particular procedures in them). Would it be possible to get them? A: Sorry. Also here the answer has to be negative. Besides the reasons in the previous answer, I never reveal my sources :-) ***** Q: Some of your programs refuse to work on my PC. They do nothing or just confuse the screen. A: Not surprising. The ts-programs are (mostly) Turbo Pascal 5.0 programs written for true compatibles. In particular, the programs which use advanced screen writes (inverted colors, windowing, etc) and the so called interrupts (direct access to PC's internal services) require a truly compatible PC. Most frequently the problem is in the user's non-standard video adapter hardware. A proper CGA, EGA or VGA personal computer should have no problems, but a monochrome might. (Monochrome PCs often are older and non-compatible anyway.) The thing to do is to try out the offending program on a truly compatible machine. If it does not work even then, I would be very interested in a description of the problem. ***** Q: I have the ftp (file transfer program) capability and a network access that includes your 128.214.12.3 site. But how do I transfer the files? What are the commands? A: The information and examples in the appendix (see below) should enable you to get the files. ***** Q: I have received your programs but the package is corrupt. When I try to unpak them with my unpacking program (pkxarc, pkunpak, arc, etc.) the unpacking fails or produces files that lock my PC. A: This is almost always due to the failing to transfer the files correctly from your mainframe to your PC. Please see the latter part of the appendix for more information. *** Q: What are the rules for using your programs. Are they freeware, shareware, or what? A1: Some, albeit very few users have been considerate enough to ask this question. The answer is contained in the .inf document files of the programs and the it is the following. You are free to use and distribute my programs as long they are used for private purposes only. For ANY other purpose (including using at work in business enterprises, university teaching, and government offices) please contact me for a registration. A few of the packages (TSLIN linear programming, TSxST statistics packages, and TSPELL spelling checker) are scaled-down versions. To obtain a full-scale version you will have to register. A2: If and when you distribute my programs as acceptable under A1, I would REALLY appreciate it if you distributed the original packages unchanged (repacking with a different packing method is quite ok, though). Plase do not distribute separately any of the programs or files in the packages. Give out a whole package, or nothing, if you please. *** Q: The lines to Europe are not always available. Does any site in the U.S. have your collection. A: Yes, thanks to Keith Petersen. Simtel20 (site 26.2.0.74) has practically all my programs, and Keith has kindly been getting the most current versions as soon as they have come out. There might be other sites, but this I know of. ***** APPENDIX: Obtaining the PD Programs by Timo Salmi via InterNet ==================================================== You can obtain the file(s) from chyde.uwasa.fi (128.214.12.3) using the InterNet ftp (file transfer program) with username "anonymous". For a login password use your electronic mail address. If you are using ftp from a VAX/VMS system, set case lower before proceeding. The files are in directory /pc/ts. At the ftp> prompt first type binary (for binary files). To go to the relevant directory apply cd /pc/ts. To see its contents apply ls or dir. To download a file, use get filename or mget filenames. The files have been packed with PKPAK so you will need PKUNPAK from PKWARE to unpack them in your PC. The following contains the same information by giving the commands needed for transferring tsarc028.txt (contains a summary of the programs) and tspfon29.arc as an example. In the example its is assumed that you are calling from a Unix system. The usage for a VAX/VMS system is quite similar. It is recommended that you first get the files 0contents and tsarc028.txt (or later version) for more information. ftp #Invoke the file transfer program open 128.214.12.3 #Connect to chyde.uwasa.fi at the University #of Vaasa anonymous #Use this name to get temporary privileges Give your email address as your password cd /pc/ts #Go to the relevant directory dir #Directory of available files ascii #tsarc028.txt is an ordinary text file get tsarc028.txt #Copy the file to your default directory binary #tspfon29.arc is a binary file mget tspfon*.arc #mget allows wildcards close #Terminate the connection quit #Quit the file transfer program Transferring the Programs to PC =============================== After you have received the files to your host, there still remains the task of transferring the programs to your PC. This is familiar to most users, but occasionally there are problems. It impossible to give advice that would cover resolving all the difficulties, but the most common can be described. The most usual file transfer method between the host and the user's PC is MsKermit. (Z-modem and others may be used as well, but I would guess that most often persons using these alternatives are advanced users, and can resolve any problems by themselves.) The most common problem is probably that after getting a packed file to one's PC, the file appears damaged. Almost always this is due to failing to set correctly the MsKermit parameters in BOTH ends of the transfer. What you have to do is in your host MsKermit to set file type binary, set parity even (or none or whatever), and in your PC MsKermit you must have the SAME parity you set for your host (select host MsKermit parity on the basis of your PC's). If you fail to get these compatible, the transfer will not result in what you want. Transferring text files does not lead to problems so often. The trick is set file type text (or ascii depending on your MsKermit version). Finally, if nothing else, absolutely nothing else(!), seems to resolve the problem, please let me know, and I will check that the file at our site is good and proper. -------------------- end prerecorded message -----------------------
fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith) (09/01/89)
In article <2851@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> santol@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (shawn.r.antol) writes: >In article <197@infovax.UUCP>, ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) writes: >> Does anybody know if there is a TSR program or some >> other stuff that is capable of taking care of the >> output to LPT1 and redirecting it to a disk file. >> Anders Ohlsson > >If such a creature exists, please post it to the net so that the >rest of us might benifit too. A program which will work for many cases to do what you want is very easy to write. If the program whose output you wish to grab is doing its printer output via DOS services (i.e., not using BIOS or going direct to the hardware) all you gotta do (in C) is to redirect the output which would go to "stdprn" to somewhere else instead: #include <stdio.h> FILE * printer_file; printer_file = freopen ("prtfile.dat", "wb", stdprn); system (your_program); fclose (printer_file); exit(0); This will grab all of DOS's output to the printer and write it to a file named "prtfile.dat" (w/o the quotes). As to whether or not your application is bypassing DOS or not, the easiest way to find out is to try this and see if it works. If not, all you've lost is about 20 minutes! Fred
racine@yunexus.UUCP (Jeff Racine) (09/01/89)
In article <2851@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> santol@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (shawn.r.antol) writes: >In article <197@infovax.UUCP>, ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) writes: >> Does anybody know if there is a TSR program or some >> other stuff that is capable of taking care of the >> output to LPT1 and redirecting it to a disk file. >> Anders Ohlsson I have a utility which was bundled with PCMAG utilities (don't remember which issue offhand) It is called PRN2FILE. Anyway, this utility does exactly what you want to do. It redirects any output directed to LPT1 and stores it in a disk file which you name. Unfortunately, it is on my machine at home. However, if someone has not posted it in the next few days, I will uuencode it and post. Hope this helps.
ODX@PSUVM.BITNET (Tim Larson) (09/01/89)
I have seen (but never used) a program called LPTX that redirects LPTn to
a disk file. The author mentioned that he had several strategies for doing
this and wrote in the .DOC file that you could contact him at
Mark C. DiVecchio
10435 Mountain Glen Terrace
San Diego, CA 92131
619-566-6810
BBS: 619-741-3412greg@dekalb.UUCP (Greg Philmon) (09/01/89)
In article <2851@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> santol@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (shawn.r.antol) writes: >In article <197@infovax.UUCP>, ao@infovax.UUCP (Anders Ohlsson) writes: >> Does anybody know if there is a TSR program or some >> other stuff that is capable of taking care of the >> output to LPT1 and redirecting it to a disk file. >> Anders Ohlsson > >If such a creature exists, please post it to the net so that the >rest of us might benifit too. 'Course with the way c.b.i.p has been >lately, you might be able to write one before the net sees it =) Well, you realize that this is gonna get me flamed... but who cares? Here you go, PNR2FILE.COM from PCMag. Usage: PRN2FILE [d:] [path] [filename] This directs all data written to LPT1 the specified file. If no file is given the data is redirected to LPT1. begin 600 prn2file.com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end -- --------------------------------------------------------- | Greg Philmon ...gatech!dekalb!greg CIS: 72261,1724 | ---------------------------------------------------------
prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson) (09/05/89)
In article <112@prodix.liu.se> jian@prodix.liu.se (Jian Hu) writes: >I`m using STATGRAPHICS on my AT which prints HP Laser Jet graphics to LPT1. >Since my AT is not connected to any LaserJet, I want to redirect LPT1 to a >file and bring the diskette to another machine to print it out. I`ve tried >a couple of programmes of the sort, including LPTX, but none of them did the >work. It seemed that the data was lost after a certern amount has been printed >out. Now if anyone out there can pass a hint on my problem, I should be very >grateful. I have a similar problem, but with the COM1 port; I'm occasionally using PagePlanner, a desktop-publishing kind of program (don't ask why I'm using it instead of Ventura or PageMaker; I just have to use it for some reasons). It produces PostScript on the COM1 port, which is usually connected to a PostScript printer. From time to time, I need to capture that PostScript output to a file on a diskette to send to a print shop with a photo- typesetter that understands PostScript. PagePlanner has no way to redirect the output to anything but COMx, and the print shop doesn't have PagePlanner. I'd be most interested in get to know about a program of some kind that can capture the output sent to the COM1 port and place it in a file. -- Robert Claeson E-mail: rclaeson@erbe.se ERBE DATA AB
vgopal@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (venu.p.gopal) (09/05/89)
In article <231@orchid.warwick.ac.uk> ecctp@warwick.ac.uk (Dr J A K Cave) writes: >I made a collection of such programs last year when trying to get PS output >printed on our remote Laserwriters. There is even one that comes free but You should be able to capture the postscript output of most programs into files using the program itself... most of them allow one to do so. I do this all the time with WordPerfect, VP-Graphics and other programs. One exception seems to be lotus 1-2-3, though. However, there are two ways there - you can read the file into WP and get WP to output postscript. Or you can use a postscript screen-dump program like SCRtoPS to capture it into a file. Actually, there is a third way.. you can read the postscript output of SCRtoPS into WP and then get WP to print it :-) Venu P. Gopal UUCP: ..!att!ihuxy!vgopal Internet: vgopal@ihuxy.att.com BITNET: com%"vgopal@ihuxy.att.com" or com%"vgopal%ihuxy@research.att.com" Silence those silent letters, save the world 500 million keystrokes a day.