External Program
PRINT (Background printing)
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The external program
allows you to print a text file
while you are processing other
MS-DOS commands, sometimes
referred to as “ background
printing.”
To activate the print command,
type:
• PRINT filename, xxx
• [RETURN]
The following message appears
on your screen:
Name of list device [PRN]:
This prompt appears when
is run for the first time.
Any current device may be
specified and then that device
becomes the
output
device. By pressing
• [RETURN]
the printer being used is
automatically activated.
Your screen now displays:
The following are switches that
can be used with the print
command.
If no options are indicated with
the
command, the
contents of the print queue
displays on your screen without
affecting the queue.
Refer to the MS-DOS Operating
System User’s Guide for
additional information on the
command.
/T - TERMINATE
- This
switch deletes all files in
the
queue
waiting to be printed. A
message
“PRINT queue
is empty”
will appear on
your screen.
/C - CANCEL
- This switch
turns on cancel mode
which suspends all files
in the
queue. A /P
will turn off the cancel
mode.
/P - PRINT
- This switch
turns on print mode. This
switch sends all files specified
to the
queue. To turn
this mode off a
/C
would be
required.
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