At this time the MKS Toolkit shells do not have any features of their own for printing. Here are some techniques provided by Windows which can be used in a Command (DOS) shell or an MKS Toolkit shell.
You can print to a local printer (connected to your parallel port) by redirecting to the device "prn".
On Windows 95/98/ME you can also "capture" a network printer so that files directed to the "prn" device go to it. This is done through the add printer shortcut under Start -> Settings -> Printers.
On more advanced Windows systems you can use the lpr command in the winnt\system32 directory (assuming the TCP printing service is installed) to send files to a network print queue. The lpq command will tell you the status of a print queue (Note: not all Windows installations will have these commands).
You may also be able to copy or move a file directly into a network printer's queue through a UNC name or mapped drive.
cp file //PRINTHOST/printer1
These features and utilities are not supported by MKS technical support. |