[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] redirect print output of COM1

u3369429@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Michael Bednarek) (05/30/91)

I'm trying to capture printout which goes through COM1.
So far, I only tried prn2file, and it doesn't do it.
So I looked at chyde's INDEX and found the lines below.
Can anyone tell me which program might be able to capture COM1?

Thank you.

lptx.zip        Redirect printer output v6.0
lptx700.zip     Redirect printer output v7.0 (not update, just different)
prindir6.zip    Printer Redirection v6.0 from Allen Creations
prn2file.zip    Print to a file (w asm)
pstash.arc      Printout redirection
vprint.zoo      Virtual printer utility (redirect to file) v3.01
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mbb@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (martin.brilliant) (05/31/91)

From article <1991May30.090905.2011@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>, by u3369429@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Michael Bednarek):
> I'm trying to capture printout which goes through COM1.
> So far, I only tried prn2file, and it doesn't do it.

I use a serial printer that used to be on COM1, but is now on COM2.
I've never had any trouble with redirection.  My application programs
never direct print output to COM1 or COM2, but to LPT1.  I used to
have a MODE command that redirected LPT1 to COM1, and I think I could
use PRN2FILE to capture print output from LPT1.  I know I can do it
now: I use MSPOOL2 (instead of DOS PRINT) to capture LPT1 output,
buffer it in RAM, and send it to COM2 in the background, and PRN2FILE
intercepts LPT1 with no problem.

I use an XT clone - maybe more sophisticated systems are harder to
deal with.

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