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- PRINT Used primarily to print the contents of files
- to your printer device. Through the use of the
- "queue", multiple files can be included in a
- single PRINT command and these files will be
- automatically printed in order while you are
- using the computer to perform other work.
-
- Format: PRINT [/D][/Q][/C][/T][/P] FileSpec(s)
-
- /D:device DEVICE to which output is to be directed
-
- /Q:size maximum number of entries for the QUEUE
- (default size is 10).
-
- /C CANCELS the previous and following entries on
- the command line. (Removes files from QUEUE.)
-
- /T CANCELS the QUEUE completely.
- /P ADDS the previous and following entries on the
- command line.
-
- Example: PRINT /D:LPT1 /Q:32
-
- Sets up the output DEVICE as the lpt1 printer and
- establishes a QUEUE size of 32.
-
- Example: PRINT MYFILE.TXT
-
- Prints the contents of the file named MYFILE.TXT
- that is located in the CURRENT directory.
-
- Example: PRINT MYFILE.TXT *.LTR
-
- Prints the contents of the file named MYFILE.TXT
- and ALL files with a .LTR ext that are located in
- the CURRENT directory. (Up to max QUEUE size.)
- Example: PRINT MYFILE.TXT \WP\LTRS\MARY.LTR
-
- Prints MYFILE.TXT file in the CURRENT directory and
- the file named MARY.LTR that is located in the
- \WP\LTRS subdirectory of the CURRENT drive.
-
- Example: PRINT /C WP\LTRS\MARY.LTR
-
- CANCELS the queue entry for the file named MARY.LTR
- in the \WP\LTRS directory on the CURRENT drive.
-
- Example: PRINT /C MARY.LTR JANE.LTR /P JOHN.LTR
-
- CANCELS the queue entry for the file named MARY.LTR
- in the CURRENT directory and ADDS the files named
- JANE.LTR and JOHN.LTR in the CURRENT directory to
- the queue.
-
- Example: PRINT MARY.LTR /C JANE.LTR JULIE.LTR /P
-
- CANCELS the queue entries for files named MARY.LTR
- and JANE.LTR in the CURRENT directory and ADDS the
- file named JULIE.LTR in the CURRENT directory to
- queue.
-
- Example: PRINT \WP\*.TXT /C JANE.LTR \WP\*.LTR /P
-
- CANCELS the queue entries for ALL files in the \WP
- directory with a .TXT ext and the JANE.LTR file in
- CURRENT directory and ADDS ALL files with a .LTR
- ext that are in the \WP directory.
-
- Example: PRINT
-
- The PRINT command when used with no parameters or
- switches will display a QUEUE Status Report.
- Example: PRINT /T
-
- Terminates all in-progress printing and CANCELS all
- files that were previously placed in the queue by
- earlier PRINT commands.
-
-
- [*] The PRINT command is the means by which the user
- controls the entries in the QUEUE. Essentially, the
- QUEUE is simply a "holding area" where the names of
- the files are stored until they are passed to the
- device for printing. This allows printing activities
- to take place in the "background" and frees up the
- computer for other activities needed by the user.
-
- [*] The switches for control of memory allocation and
- printing times for the PRINT command (/B:,/U:,/M:
- and /S:) are not covered in this program.