CG>  BW>      This does not work for me.  Remember, I said the
CG>  BW> file was a binary file, not a text file.  It was
CG>  BW> created by telling WordPerfect to print to disk instead
CG>  BW> of paper and the file will print properly in DOS using:
CG> If you are dealing with a WordPerfect "Print to disk" file,
CG> you need to use the
CG> equivalant of the DOS "TYPE filename > PRN" command.  You also need
CG> to ensure  the printer is initialized the way Word Perfect expects.
CG> If the WP file you are working with does not match your
CG> printer, that will make a mess of things.
CG> You'll need to open the file for BINARY, GET chunks of it,
CG> and send them as binary to the printer port.  Don't forget
CG> your error traps so you don't overflow the printer's buffer.
     You did it - or at least put me on the right
track.  I was convinced my WordPerfect "print to disk"
file was correct because PRINT filename in DOS would
print it properly. And even QB's SHELL "PRINT filename"
was working when I returned to DOS.  SHELL "Copy
filename PRN:" would work, but it insisted on giving a
form feed, even tho I had taken it out of the file with
Norton's disk editor.  The final SUB looks like this:
    -------------------------8<------------------------
SHELL "type printer.bin > PRN:"
FOR i = 1 TO 48
    LPRINT " "
NEXT i
FOR i = 1 TO 10
    LPRINT "Now is the time", i
NEXT i
LPRINT CHR$(12)
    -------------------------8<------------------------
     Without that first FOR/NEXT loop, the second one
was being printed starting at I=6.  Much trial and
error found the figure 48 for the first loop - any more
and I've got blank lines.  And something has to be
printed, LPRINT "" won't do it.  I don't know why this
is necessary - and SLEEP didn't help.
     Anyway, it works like I wanted it to, so THANKS!
  FIDO: Bill White @ 1:135/110 (Miami)
 InterNet: bill.white@110.sunshine.com
 * SLMR 2.1a * I'm not crazy - the voices told me so!
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