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    Total Newb needs help! (unidata PICK/BASIC)

    Sorry, I used to work with PickBasic and another similar one but it was in the mid 80's. I'd suggest trying to find a manual. Maybe even the library might have something if you cant find any other place.
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    Reading data from a .txt file in case it is not formatted

    also, use line input var$ then do the search for the commas and check for numbers.
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    Slow sending PCL data to USB printer - Low Level Programming

    without seeing the pcl data it's impossible to determine if that is the culprit. Sounds like, as a guess, that the handshake is not right. That could make the data overflow and reject data.
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    Sorting a QB45 file

    If all lines are numbered, then just put the line numbers in an array and sort them. There are lots of sort routines around. You could even use the dos sort if thats available on your os. If you use the sorted array approach, once sorted, go back and check the line up to len of the array versus...
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    Text on pixel based locations

    The best way on a graphic screen to avoid the locate 'locations' is to create a font yourself and use that for printing text. I did an example of an install progrom called instald6 (or 5) that can still be found around and has some examples of fonts in Quick Basic 4.5
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    downloading a font CMC7

    Assuming the printer allows uploading of soft fonts, then a simple bat statement at startup should work on most win o/s.
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    HP psc 1315

    For number 3, probably the report is still waiting to print since it technically did not finish. Try going to the printer and deleting the job. This may take several minutes for the job to get deleted from the que. This may then enable you to start another print job.
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    Problem connecting Officejet 6500 printer to desktop

    I've had some difficulty with my 6540 but it has always printed on both my XP (now Vista) and WinME computers. My problem was getting the driver installed properly. Try deleting the printer, then connect it as a HP DJ600 series printer. See if it prints. If that works, you know it is the drive...
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    Issue with screen size

    Have you tried Ctrl-Enter ? (hol Ctrl down and press the Enter key)
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    how to read a pcl file

    PCL6 is compiled PCL so it might very well appear as 'garbage'. PCL5 and below except for raster graphics can be read once you know the codes. However, the driver may turn the original code into one big raster graphic for the page making it harder to interpret. (for example if you print to a...
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    How do you get HP Deskjet 3745 printer to work with computer?

    The 3745 HP inkjet is a standard USB printer which means the only way you could use LPT1 is on a network using the NET USE command. So, if it is a local printer, it will have to be connected to a usb port not LPT# which is parallel. (usually). If your OS is older than win98SP2 then you probably...
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    How do configure a computer?

    You can usually download the needed drivers for HP from the hp.com site. Most of the printers today work on usb ports with some still having a parallel option. So connect the printer to the port (unless the driver installation says not to until the driver is installed), If it does not find the...
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    How do you get HP Deskjet 3745 printer to work with computer?

    Only thing I can suggest is to reinstall the printer drivers for the printer. You might also look at the printer properties and see if you can disable or increase the timeout.
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    Serial Number reverse lookup

    What about old depreciation schedules. Perhaps a clue could be found there.
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    shared printer problem

    I have 2 computers on a network at home. Using DSL connected through a router to internet and local net. I have an HP 6540 inkjet. The computers are running 1) WinME and 2) Vista. Both computers have the 6540 print drivers installed on the respective computers and both work fine when the...
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